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  • I guess what you’re saying is that the hypocrisy is worth highlighting? I’d agree with that as long as the subject is worth reporting on to begin with. As mentioned in a previous comment, he may or may not be a newsworthy figure, but I had never heard of him prior.

    anti-LGBTQ man arrested for soliciting gay sex

    This would be an uninteresting headline to me, too. Anything of the format <member of group> arrested/charged/etc for <crime> is usually uninteresting. This is because in most cases, <member of group> is hardly ever newsworthy. I think the reason any news organization ever publishes something like that is to drive engagement for revenue. The engagement comes from stirring emotions, not from reporting on topics that matter.

    The newsworthy exception is if the figure was prominent and had a real effect on society (e.g. the Harlan Crow / Clarence Thomas stuff).

    Anyway, I do appreciate that your comment seems to be in good faith (compared to some of the others in the thread).







  • Hm. Seems like the interface ate my comment? Let me try again.

    Actually, it is extremely relevant to the story that this person was a member of a terrorist group that is for implementing theocracy, repealing the rights of women and queer folk, and accusing their political enemies pedophilia.

    I don’t see how that’s relevant.

    However, if your point is that this person is prominent enough (due to his misdeeds) to the point where stories like this are newsworthy, then sure, that’s a fair point. I hadn’t heard of him prior, but obviously it doesn’t mean others hadn’t.