Stephen Hardwick: This also shows how critical It is for journalists to step out of the role of just being law enforcement stenographers. Even if this explains why the initial report was so euphemized, cop-speak doesn’t justify a failure to do the work it takes to quickly give readers a more accurate follow-up report

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This euphemism may be the cops’ fault if they only told reporters that the woman used “racial statements.”

This also shows how critical It is for journalists to step out of the role of just being law enforcement stenographers. Even if this explains why the initial report was so euphemized, cop-speak doesn’t justify a failure to do the work it takes to quickly give readers a more accurate follow-up report

CNN announces new AI newsbot just retweets press releases from the police, fires three human staff…

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