As some here may have gathered, I read a lot of different news sites while online. Many of them are local news websites, not just in my own area, but in other parts of the country.
I often find that there are news stories which appear to be haphazardly written or lacking information which may leave the reader with more questions than answers.
Here is an example of one such story: Report: Waffle House employee in Conway area fights off intruders with his own gun (wmbfnews.com)
This isn't something that I would consider to be terribly significant or an important national news story, though the headline did catch my eye. Apparently, two men ran into a Waffle House, jumped over the counter, and attempted to assault one of the employees. One was punching and pushing him, while the other was holding a gun. At some point, the employee got hold of his own gun and fended off the intruders. Some gunfire was exchanged and there was damage to the restaurant.
The way the article is written, it's treated as if it's some kind of random event, like a traffic accident. It doesn't appear to be an armed robbery. It appears to be something more personal, since the attack was ostensibly directed at a specific employee. I have to wonder: Didn't the journalist who wrote this even think to ask? Did it even occur to them to think, "Hey, this is a strange occurrence" and investigate further? It seems like all they did was copy and paste the police report without bothering to ask a single question.
I mean, they didn't have to report this at all. It's not vital or important to my life to be made aware of a shooting incident 1700 miles away from me, but I fell for the clickbait, read the story, and now I'm kind of curious as to what the heck happened. It's just disappointing to see a story written with so many unanswered questions and loose ends.
I often find that there are news stories which appear to be haphazardly written or lacking information which may leave the reader with more questions than answers.
Here is an example of one such story: Report: Waffle House employee in Conway area fights off intruders with his own gun (wmbfnews.com)
This isn't something that I would consider to be terribly significant or an important national news story, though the headline did catch my eye. Apparently, two men ran into a Waffle House, jumped over the counter, and attempted to assault one of the employees. One was punching and pushing him, while the other was holding a gun. At some point, the employee got hold of his own gun and fended off the intruders. Some gunfire was exchanged and there was damage to the restaurant.
The way the article is written, it's treated as if it's some kind of random event, like a traffic accident. It doesn't appear to be an armed robbery. It appears to be something more personal, since the attack was ostensibly directed at a specific employee. I have to wonder: Didn't the journalist who wrote this even think to ask? Did it even occur to them to think, "Hey, this is a strange occurrence" and investigate further? It seems like all they did was copy and paste the police report without bothering to ask a single question.
I mean, they didn't have to report this at all. It's not vital or important to my life to be made aware of a shooting incident 1700 miles away from me, but I fell for the clickbait, read the story, and now I'm kind of curious as to what the heck happened. It's just disappointing to see a story written with so many unanswered questions and loose ends.
