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minus-squaremarkstos@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·2 months agoJournalists have avoid committing libel. In an active-voice headline they would need to add a word like “allegedly” or “reportedly”, which they could have done. If they report a claim that someone committed a crime and the person is found to not have actually done so, that’s grounds for a libel lawsuit. So reporting on alleged crimes is done carefully.
minus-squareKlear@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·edit-22 months agoDoesn’t make it any less bullshit, just shows how fucked USA press is.
Journalists have avoid committing libel.
In an active-voice headline they would need to add a word like “allegedly” or “reportedly”, which they could have done.
If they report a claim that someone committed a crime and the person is found to not have actually done so, that’s grounds for a libel lawsuit.
So reporting on alleged crimes is done carefully.
Doesn’t make it any less bullshit, just shows how fucked USA press is.