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As much as the Daily Mail is trashy it usually has more details than the other papers. A month back there was a murder outside a Korean restaurant in London. Th
by vertis 4y ago
As much as the Daily Mail is trashy it usually has more details than the other papers. A month back there was a murder outside a Korean restaurant in London. The BBC and others had only passing details[0] (though they eventually got to same place 4 days later[1]).
> Witnesses said violence broke out near the restaurant. // One man who was in a building on the side road said: "There was shouting in the street and it escalated into a full-blown row. There was a weapon and someone fell to the ground." (BBC[0])
Compared to The Daily Mail's[2] article:
> The incident is alleged to have involved workers at the restaurant, which claims to be the first in the UK having opened in 1975. // A worker in a nearby shop said the violence had broken out inside. // Another onlooker said: 'I saw two men outside the Korean restaurant arguing. They were really shouting at each other. // 'I couldn't hear what they were saying but they appeared to be Korean. Then they both went inside.' (Daily Mail[2])
It's the Daily Mail that tells a more accurate accounting. With the BBC and no real details you might believe from this incident that you could get stabbed near Oxford St. The extra details in the Daily mail indicate it was an altercation between workers -- something that has been confirmed now that the Chef has been charged.
Given the propensity of my mother (in Australia) to read vague articles and decide that I'm going to get murdered overseas, sometimes more information is better.
Note: I know there plenty of examples where the Daily Mail has stepped over the line and not in the public interest.
[0]: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-62549371 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-62549371
[1]: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-62605945 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-62605945
[2]: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11113105/Man-stabbed-death-near-busy-Oxford-Street-broad-daylight.html https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11113105/Man-stabbe...
- shever73 4y agoI wouldn’t necessarily always conflate the Daily Mail’s “more detail” with “more accurate detail”. I personally know the subject of one of the Daily Mail’s (and other red top papers) more lurid stories and most of the “details” are completely fabricated. The ones that aren’t are not newsworthy. Unfortunately, their approach seems to be to print what they like, even if it’s total fiction, knowing that the average person doesn’t have the resources or inclination to go after them.