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All other issues aside - it's not the newspaper's job to de-escalate anything. It's their job to print the news. Should they avoid true headlines that are actu

• elric 5y ago
  > All other issues aside - it's not the newspaper's job to de-escalate anything. It's their job to print the news. Unbiased, truthful news? That would be the day. Until that happens, newpapers always editorialize. They exaggerate. They clickbait. They speculate. It's fine and often harmless. But it's not harmless when sabres are rattling and people are dying. Newspapers, more than anyone, should check, verify, and double-check before they publish anything pertaining to anything as polarized as an armed conflict. Polarized, in this case, because Russians seem to think they are on the right side of history, while the West obviously feels the same. Should they avoid publishing true headlines? Maybe. They should at least make sure the headlines are truthful. Newspapers often delay publication of sensitive issues. See important leaks like the Panama Papers, where many journalists coordinated publication. Same with various criminal investigations, where reports are delayed or initially partially redacted to protect the integrity of the investigation, or to protect the victims.
  • edanm 5y ago
    > Should they avoid publishing true headlines? Maybe. They should at least make sure the headlines are truthful. I totally agree about the "making sure the headlines are truthful" part. Not sure how I feel about not publishing truthful things because it might escalate the war. Should the press not publish anything about the war in Ukraine, because it might lead to nuclear war? I guess that's a defensible view in some sense, but I sure don't want to live in a world in which that happens.