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"Alexei Navalny was tortured and assassinated by the dictator he was resisting." I don't think AP should change the headline, but it's somehow still galling to
by smt88 3y ago
"Alexei Navalny was tortured and assassinated by the dictator he was resisting."
I don't think AP should change the headline, but it's somehow still galling to read "has died" as though it wasn't a political assassination.
- sdwr 3y agoReads like more of a death of neglect than "tortured and killed". Sure, the whole thing is a sham and the intent was for him to die in prison, but it sounds like they treated him in a relatively respectful + dignified way.
- Dig1t 3y agoThis is a very common tactic in journalism nowadays, you can often tell the bias of the article by whether they say "died after X encounter" vs "killed by X". Not saying that this particular instance has a strong bias, but in general it's interesting once you start noticing it.
- robertlagrant 3y agoThis is constant. If the author agrees with something someone says, they'll say that the person "pointed out" something. If not, it's "claimed".
- robocat 3y agoRussell or emotive conjugation: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emotive_conjugation https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emotive_conjugation It would be nice to have a better word for this type of manipulation. We all do it constantly! My risk management is your gambling.