Sunday, March 13, 2005

Go Figure:

Boston Herald:
ATLANTA - A man about to stand trial for a brutal rape yesterday overpowered a female deputy in a courthouse hallway and took her gun, then shot her in the mouth and went into the courtroom, where he killed the judge and a court stenographer.

SFGate:
The deputy who was overpowered at the courthouse remained in critical condition Sunday, Grady Memorial Hospital officials said. Although hospital officials initially reported she may have suffered a grazing bullet wound to her forehead, they now believe she was struck on the head, said spokeswoman Denise Simpson.

Reporting that a deputy was shot in the mouth is far more inflammatory than reporting that she was struck on the head. I'm definitely not convinced that bloggers should be considered 'journalists' in the professional sense of the word, but this kind of discrepancy gives bloggers good fuel to accuse mainstream journalists of being just as subjective and biased. Either way, it's things like this that make me consume news media critically and carefully.

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