cross-posted from: https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/70907267
“One-Year-Old Boy Killed After Officer Fires at Vehicle in Mississippi,” said the New York Times headline (6/16/26). So, a “one-year-old boy”—what most people would call a baby—was “killed after” a police officer fired at a vehicle, but there’s no verb you could use to connect those two things?
One recurring headline is “officer involved shooting” which almost exclusively means that an officer shot somebody. How is that “reporting the facts”. Also, it is well known that outlets have deals with (local) police: they continually get the news first if they report it exactly as received, i.e. always pro police.