👋🏼 journalists. Few people know what a “critical incident investigation” means (how about “internal police investigation”?) and “searched” is way easier to understand than “executed a search warrant”. #news #styleguide - ThreadSky

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saffronhowden.bsky.social • 13 days ago

👋🏼 journalists. Few people know what a “critical incident investigation” means (how about “internal police investigation”?) and “searched” is way easier to understand than “executed a search warrant”.
#news #styleguide

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farfletched22.bsky.social•13 days ago

Thanks for doing this important work Saffron. It’s a vital community service. Please add the word scene to your jargon list for crime reporters.

saffronhowden.bsky.social•13 days ago

😂 Thanks. I wish more journalists cared as much as you do - then people might consume more quality journalism.

abbkrdqq.ink•13 days ago

Check out how sensationalised the other media reports were. Each headline reflects the angle they’re trying to push in their reporting.

Actions aside, I’m feeling for the family (war torn refugees) of the nurse on suicide watch whose home may have been subject to a dramatic militarised dawn raid.

saffronhowden.bsky.social•12 days ago

Sensationalised isn’t good obvs.

But journalists using police speak makes it difficult for people to understand what’s happening.

abbkrdqq.ink•12 days ago

Agreed. Do you think language choice is reflective of how media organisations view the purpose of news? Eg. To inform vs to persuade

saffronhowden.bsky.social•9 days ago

Mostly they are just trying to make the story as interesting as possible so people will read it. “Raid” has been used in place of “search” for decades to describe police going into a property.

saffronhowden.bsky.social•13 days ago

Also, Taser is trademarked.

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