Journalists are no longer the journalists of old, and standards of reporting have been shifting since the 70’s to the point they don’t use biological sex to identify people in the news, they use gender, which is a change. This was done to not offend anyone, but facts are facts, and biology can’t change. I understand the initial reporting, but once the facts are out, the media still hides whether the person was male or female, even when asked. I don’t agree with this at all. The truth matters, and censorship, even to be kind, is not always appropriate. Activist journalism and news hosts are the standard of the day, and facts don’t matter. It is all about ideology.
Journalists need to reevaluate their AP Stylebook based on ideology rather than truth in reporting. All IMO.
“CNN has apologized after deleting a post that downplayed the ISIS-inspired attempted bombing that took place at a protest in New York City over the weekend. The two suspects in the case, Emir Balat, 18, and Ibrahim Kayumi, 19, have been charged with the use of a weapon of mass destruction.
The initial post that linked to CNN’s report on the incident said, “Two Pennsylvania teenagers crossed into New York City Saturday morning for what could’ve been a normal day enjoying the city during abnormally warm weather. But in less than an hour, their lives would drastically change as the pair would be arrested for throwing homemade bombs during an anti-Muslim protest outside of Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s home. Here’s what we know so far.”
That post, however, quickly drew heavy backlash for appearing to downplay the attempted bombing that took place.
CNN later deleted the post, then apologized, writing on X, “A post regarding the two individuals arrested for throwing homemade bombs outside of New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s home failed to reflect the gravity of the incident thereby breaching the editorial standards we require for all our reporting. It has therefore been deleted.”