Strange Journalism
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Strange Journalism
http://gulfnews.com/news/gulf/uae/cr...-mall-1.592403
So why did they not say Man Stabs Woman...or Man Stabs Shop Assistant?...and why is the nationality of the culprit not disclosed?
So why did they not say Man Stabs Woman...or Man Stabs Shop Assistant?...and why is the nationality of the culprit not disclosed?
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http://gulfnews.com/news/gulf/uae/cr...-mall-1.592403
So why did they not say Man Stabs Woman...or Man Stabs Shop Assistant?...and why is the nationality of the culprit not disclosed?
So why did they not say Man Stabs Woman...or Man Stabs Shop Assistant?...and why is the nationality of the culprit not disclosed?
I'm always amazed by our maid... thousands dead in Haiti, she is only concerned about the 5 Filipinos that died there. Or the housemaid that was raped and killed by her employer - was awful news until she realized that it wasn't a pinoy.
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Re: Strange Journalism
Smells like a local who was upset his bit on the side wasn't interested anymore.
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Re: Strange Journalism
http://gulfnews.com/news/gulf/uae/cr...-mall-1.592403
So why did they not say Man Stabs Woman...or Man Stabs Shop Assistant?...and why is the nationality of the culprit not disclosed?
So why did they not say Man Stabs Woman...or Man Stabs Shop Assistant?...and why is the nationality of the culprit not disclosed?
"Witnesses claim that the Nepali man who stabbed her..."
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Yeah - this is the only place that I have seen that. they always give the nationality of the victims and offenders. I always thought it was quite odd, and smacked of a bit of moral superiority.
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I could have sworn that his nationality was not mentioned in the original report. Maybe it was added later. If it was there all the time then I retract my complaint, although I still dislike the use of the victim's nationality in the story headline.