04.14.08

The unfortunate case of Minghui Yu

Posted in Blog at 2:27 pm by william_lee

Take a look at these two headlines. One from a prominent mainstream news source (WCBS), and another from a less-widely-circulated news source (The Columbia Spectator):

Both articles describe the exact same incident, however, one headline brushes the entire rest of the article with a convenient stroke of philanthropy on “Sheldon J,” the individual who was arrested for allegedly assaulting Minghui Yu, and then causing his death (due to him running for his life and accidentally getting hit by an SUV).

The suspect says he tried to stop Yu’s fatal run? After he allegedly tried to assault him? Gimme a break. You’ll notice too, that conveniently adding the prefix “NYPD:” to that headline adds further credence to the benefit of the doubt that you, as the reader, will most likely give to the assailant.

Now, the other article says “Court Charges Suspect for Assaulting Yu.”

Big difference.

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