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ABC News Finds Ft. Hood KillerCaptivating
By encinoman
Doesn&;t anybody around here understand writing or usage? I know I sound like grammarian schoolmarm, but ABC&;s story on &;alleged&; mass murderer Major Nidal Malik Hasan was even more poorly written than usual. The first sentence reads:
&;Days after a mass shooting at the Fort Hood Army post in Killeen, Texas, details of the gunman&;s life have captivated millions looking for motives behind Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan&;s murderous rampage.&;
Yes, captivating. Not.
To captivate means to capture attention in a positive way, as in &;Miley Cyrus captivated her tween audience.&;
Captivating=delightful.
What&;s next for ABC&;s incompetent news writers? Why not &;the antics of the terrorist murderer captivated the public&;s attention&;?
Tags: ABC, death-of-journalism, news-incompetence, Nidal-Malik-Hasan, terrorism
This entry was posted on November 9, 2009 at 8:02 pm and is filed under ABC-News, copyediting.
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