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What I find interesting about this, as both someone who follows politics and who thinks of himself as a journalist despite that putting me lower than prostitutes and politicians, is the ridiculous passive voice in the headline.



"Abe has died." 1/19
#AbeAssassination #journalism

Not "Abe was assassinated," which would be a far better headline in and of itself. It's not too long, it's punchy, there is an active verb. 2/19
It's as if Reuters wants to make this story disappear right in front of your eyes by making it as bland and invisible as possible.

A major national leader, one of the US's most supportive allies, has been murdered in broad daylight, and this is it. This is the story. 3/19
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