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[–] SpaceCowboy@lemmy.ca -2 points 3 days ago (10 children)

Yes, words have meaning. Using the word "kidnapped" injects opinion and emotion into a story.

It's the job of media to report the facts, not to influence people's feelings on a story.

News organizations have people's whose job is to maintain journalistic standards to ensure it's facts that are reported, not emotional manipulation.

Emotional manipulation is the domain of social media, not something journalists are supposed to do. Don't worry, social media has algorithms that ensure you'll get constant emotional manipulation. News media doesn't need to be doing this if that's what you're looking for.

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[–] jerkface@lemmy.ca -5 points 5 days ago (4 children)

Kidnapping is a form of extortion. The point is to give the victim back once demands are met. That is not what is happening here. This is not a kidnapping.

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