A shooting occurred in downtown San Diego near Ash Street and Union Street, resulting in the deaths of two people and a Harbor Police officer being wounded in an exchange with the suspect. The suspect was later killed, with authorities stating that there is no current threat to public safety. The incident was reported to NBC7 and other local outlets, with ongoing investigations being conducted by the SDPD. Details of the incident suggest that it was not random, with authorities continuing to gather information to determine the circumstances surrounding the shooting. The situation has been under investigation, with local news outlets providing updates on the ongoing inquiries into the incident.
guizzy on April 29, 2015 They aren't perfect, but contrarily to newspapers that are incentivised to pander to their readers, news agencies have a business incentive to be neutral: they want to be able to sell the same article to all sides of the issue.
news.ycombinator.comAlso for lots of things there is generally the direct source available if it is economic/legal/statistically relevant and a quick skim of that is a good get you up to speed thing. The writer made mention of something as 'interesting' so that's just a key to me to go looking for information in that direction where otherwise I would not. … Can't say for others, but personally, I do believe the phenomenon is real. But I don't see it as something significantly different than "regular" reporting....
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