The new "journalism". God help us.

[BDC99]

Man commits murder after removing prosthetic leg with ankle GPS

WASHINGTON - A review is underway at the District’s Pre-Trial Services agency after a GPS monitoring device was incorrectly placed on a man’s prosthetic leg.

That man, 34-year-old Quincy Green, took off his leg and committed a murder.


Oh, there's more. Much more. What a hack.

 

[Ace]

Thanks for pointing this travesty out.

You're right. Under way should be two words.

 

[mediaguy]

Beyond using the phrase "dropped a dime on," what's so terrible about this story? Seems pretty well-reported. ...

 

[HanSenSE]

Beyond using the phrase "dropped a dime on," what's so terrible about this story? Seems pretty well-reported. ...

GPS installation > murder?

 

[linotype]

Beyond using the phrase "dropped a dime on," what's so terrible about this story? Seems pretty well-reported. ...

Maybe I missed it, but this story does seem to matter-of-factly declare the suspect a murderer without any mention of a trial.

 

[BDC99]

Maybe I missed it, but this story does seem to matter-of-factly declare the suspect a murderer without any mention of a trial.

Yeah. That. Among other things. If you're a journalist and don't see any issues with this story, you might need more training.

 

[BYH 2: Electric Boogaloo]

Man commits murder after removing prosthetic leg with ankle GPS

WASHINGTON - A review is underway at the District’s Pre-Trial Services agency after a GPS monitoring device was incorrectly placed on a man’s prosthetic leg.

That man, 34-year-old Quincy Green, took off his leg and committed a murder.


Oh, there's more. Much more. What a hack.

Your first mistake was expecting journalism out of a Fox site.

 

[BDC99]

Your first mistake was expecting journalism out of a Fox site.

Fair enough.

 

[Mystery Meat II]

Thanks for pointing this travesty out.

You're right. Under way should be two words.

AP changed its stylebook and now says one word in all uses, nautical or otherwise. My paper at the time immediately amended our stylebook to reaffirm the two-word standard except as a nautical modifier, as the AP rule was.

 

[dirtybird]

The story is just a bad transcription of the on-air story. Whoever did it forgot to include the "Police said." Doesn't fix it obviously, but does deliver the why and how.