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Post by lana on Jul 27, 2016 11:33:52 GMT
It's about time that the BBC and other media outlets dropped the term 'honour killing' in their reporting. - they are anything but.  www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-36896683 |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 27, 2016 13:31:21 GMT
Agreed, but it is a recognised shortcut which most people understand. I don't quite know how they would differentiate them from just good old cold blooded pre-meditated murder.
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Post by ARENA on Jul 27, 2016 13:53:17 GMT
My beef against the media is dishing out soubriquets like:
The Yorkshire Ripper or Islamic State.
Remember my slogan:
The media gives loonies wings.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 27, 2016 14:18:12 GMT
My beef against the media is dishing out soubriquets like: The Yorkshire Ripper or Islamic State. Remember my slogan: The media gives loonies wings. I think it's down to the papers, especially the tabloids, looking for an attention grabbing headline |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 27, 2016 14:19:34 GMT
Agreed, but it is a recognised shortcut which most people understand. I don't quite know how they would differentiate them from just good old cold blooded pre-meditated murder. It's the same with "crime of passion", labels that we've all come to recognise |
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Post by lana on Jul 27, 2016 17:24:48 GMT
Agreed, but it is a recognised shortcut which most people understand. I don't quite know how they would differentiate them from just good old cold blooded pre-meditated murder. Surely it can't be beyond the wit of all the people who work at the BBC (other outlets are available) to come up with something suitable. They get themselves off the hook by saying 'so called honour killings' I don't see that we have to differentiate between murders..a murder is a murder regardless of the reason. This has just been reported on on the 6 O'Clock News and Reeta Chakrabati said " Her husband believes she was killed because her family disapproved of her marriage" No mention of 'honour killing' Perhaps my tweets to the BBC have worked! |
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Post by lana on Jul 30, 2016 12:29:42 GMT
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