Not sure if this qualifies as political opinion, because I'm more into the ideology of journalistic integrity than the crime itself.
Here's what has been reported about the murder of three students who attended this school:
"Deah Barakat, 23, a second-year student in UNC's School of Dentistry, married Yusor Mohammad, 21, in December, and Mohammad planned to begin her dental studies in the fall, authorities said. Her sister, Razan Mohammad Abu-Salha, was a sophomore at North Carolina State University."
The headline read "Three Muslim Students Shot"
I'm not sure what the agenda here is, but do we mention the fact that they are Muslim? It's weird right? Like...say for example students killed outside of the Skirball Center here in Los Angeles with their yamulkes on, we wouldn't say "Three Jewish College students." Would we? We'd bury that part. Actually, that's a bad example but you get the idea.
I find this to be really irresponsible journalism. To further the case...in the late 80's there was an HUGE society of middle Easterners who came to America and owned convenient store franchises. During this time, it was also a running joke they were held up and shot with such frequency it became a stereotype. Even to this day, we wouldn't get a headline that a middle eastern 7-11 store owner was shot and killed. It most certainly wouldn't say "Muslim 7-11 Owner Killed in Robbery." What world are we living in now where we desperately seek eyeballs on story (which, by the way, I need to come up with better headlines).
No comments:
Post a Comment