Emerson Malone

May 4, 2023 | newsbreak.com | Emerson Malone

This is an excerpt from Quibbles & Bits , the BuzzFeed News copy desk’s newsletter. Hi, readers, When we compiled this issue, we did not know it would be our last. Our style guide went live on Feb. 4, 2014, launched by BuzzFeed’s first copy chief, Emmy Favilla. Her then–deputy copy chief, Megan Paolone, created this newsletter and sent the first issue in 2016.

May 4, 2023 | buzzfeednews.com | Emerson Malone

This is an excerpt from Quibbles & Bits, the BuzzFeed News copy desk’s newsletter. Hi, readers,When we compiled this issue, we did not know it would be our last. Our style guide went live on Feb. 4, 2014, launched by BuzzFeed’s first copy chief, Emmy Favilla. Her then–deputy copy chief, Megan Paolone, created this newsletter and sent the first issue in 2016.

May 4, 2023 | buzzfeed.com | Emerson Malone

A 2022 study from the National Bureau of Economic Research looked at how “obfuscatory language” used in TV news broadcasts about police killings between 2013 and 2019 affected viewers’ understanding of the story and their perceptions of police. They considered these specific language structures: passive voice, which backgrounds the causal agent (e.g., a civilian was killed vs.

May 4, 2023 | iverifyu.com | Emerson Malone

Alternatively, here’s an example of responsible headline framing, one that actively leads with the perpetrator and does not mince words: “Man Who Killed Teen Cyclist While Driving at Three Times the Speed Limit in Fog on Wrong Side of Road Faces Jail.” In a 2018 study on language in news reports of cyclist deaths, Schmitt writes, the coverage was “more likely to blame the victim if there was evidence that the victim was from a lower socioeconomic class.” Plus, when a pedestrian was centered...

Mar 11, 2023 | buzzfeednews.com | Sarah Schweppe |Emerson Malone

If you saw the word “transgenderism” trending on social media last weekend and felt a sinking feeling in your stomach, you’re not alone.