Obviously there’s some level of objectivity journalists have to have, but this description of Elon’s Nazi salute is absolutely sane-washing and gives the reader the impression that its all a big hubub.
Laura Smith resigned from the Towamencin Township Board of Supervisors after a video in which she mimicked a gesture made by Elon Musk during a rally related to President Trump’s inauguration. During a speech, Musk held his hand to his chest and then extended his arm saying “my heart goes out to you.” Some said the gesture looked like a Nazi salute, while others said it was a harmless gesture taken out of context.
They could’ve just said
During a speech, Musk held his hand to his chest and then extended his arm, in a similar gesture to a Nazi salute
and they still would’ve been in the realm of objectivity that you describe. But instead, they downplay it all in a single sentence by saying, “Some said the gesture looked like a Nazi salute.” They won’t even bring themselves to say “Many said the gesture looked like a Nazi salute.”
All outlets have to do this sort of shimmy, sure. But we all see the direction that they shimmy, and it’s not toward the direction of truth.
Obviously there’s some level of objectivity journalists have to have, but this description of Elon’s Nazi salute is absolutely sane-washing and gives the reader the impression that its all a big hubub.
They could’ve just said
and they still would’ve been in the realm of objectivity that you describe. But instead, they downplay it all in a single sentence by saying, “Some said the gesture looked like a Nazi salute.” They won’t even bring themselves to say “Many said the gesture looked like a Nazi salute.”
All outlets have to do this sort of shimmy, sure. But we all see the direction that they shimmy, and it’s not toward the direction of truth.