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Wait the headline says they hid it for a year, but readin it it says > couple of years <? What kind of journalism is it?
by darth_avocado 6y ago
Wait the headline says they hid it for a year, but readin it it says > couple of years <? What kind of journalism is it?
- capableweb 6y agoI think you're mixing up stuff. Here is what what said: - Headline: "Los Angeles hid a methane leak for a year" - "Power revealed last month that its power plant had been leaking methane gas for at least three years" - "The plant’s compressor units had been leaking gas “for the last couple years,” one staffer said. The utility had a plan in place to fix the compressors later in the year but" - "especially because utility staff said they discovered the leak in August 2019, a full year earlier. Staffers said they didn’t notify the public because they didn’t believe anyone was at risk" So, it has been leaking for years. But they only discovered it a year ago. They cannot hide what they do not know, hence the headline. Although if I was the editor, I'd have chosen "Power plant leaked methane for years" rather than "Someone hid it for a year", but I guess that's the angle they've chosen (or the former was already known, so not "news").
- darth_avocado 6y agoOhh yeah, you're right, I mixed up things. Thanks.
- chabes 6y ago“Jet Propulsion Laboratory researchers first detected a methane plume at the power plant in 2017 but didn’t alert DWP until more recent drone surveys showed the leak had worsened.”
- RandallBrown 6y agoI think headlines and articles are often written by different people.
- kaikai 6y agoIt's true, editors generally write headlines, often without the input or approval of whomever writes the article.