{"id":12466,"date":"2021-01-24T22:50:59","date_gmt":"2021-01-24T22:50:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newmatilda.com\/?p=139811"},"modified":"2021-01-24T22:50:59","modified_gmt":"2021-01-24T22:50:59","slug":"eds-desk-yahoo-reporter-breaks-story-about-daily-tele-story-about-channel-7-story","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/radiofree.asia\/2021\/01\/24\/eds-desk-yahoo-reporter-breaks-story-about-daily-tele-story-about-channel-7-story\/","title":{"rendered":"ED\u2019S DESK: Yahoo Reporter Breaks Story About Daily Tele Story About Channel 7 Story"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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ED\u2019S DESK is a new semi-regular column by New Matilda, where we give readers an inside look at the sub-editing process involved in news-making. Or at least, we give you an inside look at what <\/strong>should<\/strong><\/em> have been the sub-editing process to correct a steaming pile of sh*t story that actually got published, despite holes in it you could drive a truck through.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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[HEADLINE] Man bashed by gang in wild brawl in affluent Sydney suburb
<\/a>[ED’S NOTES]<\/strong>Josh, Re your submitted headline, are you sure it\u2019s a \u2018gang\u2019? If it is, does it have a name, and a structure? If so why haven\u2019t you reported that? If not, then it\u2019s not a gang, it\u2019s just a group of Northern Beaches wankers. Please clarify.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

[BYLINE] By Josh\nDutton.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

[INTRO] A man has been filmed being kicked and stomped on in a horrific bashing at a popular Sydney beach with locals concerned violence is gripping their affluent suburb.
[ED’S NOTES] <\/strong>Are we sure it\u2019s an \u201chorrific bashing\u201d? Or is it just an everyday garden-variety bashing, the sort that occurs all the time? In which case why are we reporting it? We’re only one par in Josh, and this story already feels like it\u2019s being reported simply because someone filmed something mildly interesting on their phone. Also, locals may be concerned \u201cviolence is gripping their affluent suburb\u201d, but you should check that with the Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research (BOCSAR). That\u2019s your job.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

[BODY COPY] Video obtained by 7News shows two men trading punches before it quickly escalates into a group brawl.
<\/strong>[ED’S NOTES] You appear to be filing a story about someone else\u2019s story. Do we actually have the video, Josh? If not, this is not a story unless the video depicts something truly newsworthy. Otherwise the headline is, \u2018Someone films epically vicious assault. Another outlet reports it. We missed it\u2019.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Several young men can be seen ganging up on another man, punching and kicking him repeatedly after knocking him to the ground at Newport Beach. The victim attempts to cover his head as he is attacked from all sides. Vincent De Luca, independent for Narrabeen, told The Daily Telegraph he\u2019s viewed the footage and thinks it\u2019s a \u201cviolent and vicious assault\u201d.
<\/strong>Right. So you\u2019re actually filing a story about the Daily Tele filing a story about Channel 7 filing a story. Are you sure you want to submit this story, Josh? Also, Vincent De Luca is a small-town politician seeking publicity. He could \u201cthink the video depicts eight ducks swimming peacefully on a pond\u201d, but we wouldn\u2019t report that, any more than we should report he \u201cthink[s]it\u2019s a violent and vicious assault\u201d. It either is or it isn\u2019t. We\u2019re not interested in what he thinks. We report facts. Please amend.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe victim was small and outnumbered,\u201d he told the paper. \u201cThere were six of them and you can see them kicking him in the head.\u201d
<\/strong>Okay Josh\u2026 we\u2019re also not interested in what Mr De Luca \u2018thinks\u2019 about what he sees. You\u2019re using him to describe a video that we can all just fucking well watch for ourselves. Why? Unless we don\u2019t actually have the video…? Do we have the video, Josh?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Witness Ben Sami told\n7News he tried to stop the group but was threatened with a large stick.<\/strong>\u201cIt\u2019s really out of control, until the police presence is here this is not going to change,\u201d he said.<\/strong>
Threatened with a large stick? Really Josh? You can have a \u2018small stick\u2019, but that\u2019s not threatening, it\u2019s just someone waving a small stick around. A large stick is a \u2018lump of wood\u2019. Please clarify by contacting the witness\u2026 which is also part of your job.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

By the time police arrived on the scene, the group had dispersed. The victim was treated for minor injuries in hospital, but has refused to make a formal statement.<\/strong>
What…? If it was an \u2018horrific and violent and vicious assault\u2019 and the victim was treated for minor injuries, then THAT is the story, and the headline is, \u2018Miraculous survival: Man escapes with minor injuries despite horrific, vicious, violent assault\u2019. Which is it Josh? A miraculous escape, or a non-story?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cr De Luca has started a petition on Change.org calling on more police resources for the area.<\/strong>
I did a quick Google. Cr De Luca has started NUMEROUS other petitions. Note earlier comment re Cr De Luca being a small-town politician seeking publicity. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Residents on the Northern Beaches echoed his sentiment with a Narrabeen resident calling it a \u201cscary place to be\u201d. \u201cThe safety of our residents is compromised at present,\u201d one woman wrote.<\/strong>
Just because “Narrabeen residents” say something, doesn\u2019t mean it’s true. Or newsworthy. Afghanistan is a \u201cscary place to be\u201d. The scariest thing about the Northern Beaches was the recent COVID cluster. Find a quote that isn\u2019t ridiculous please. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Others were concerned for the safety of children. \u201cOur kids deserve to be safe in their own neighbourhood,\u201d another said.<\/strong>
I may have missed something here? How did this become a \u2018Oh my god who will think of the children’ story? Have any children been harmed in the making of this story? We\u2019re not here to write an episode of the Simpson\u2019s featuring the panicked wife of Reverend Lovejoy. Please delete quote, find a sensible one, and identify the actual person making the statement. Don\u2019t just troll comments sections looking for hyperbole.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Police confirmed to Yahoo News Australia that a 17-year-old boy has been charged over the incident and has been refused bail to appear in the Children\u2019s Court tomorrow.<\/strong>
This appears to be the only independent reporting you have actually done, Josh. Also, if only one person has been charged, then how the fuck can we sustain the claim a gang was involved? Plus you reported earlier that the victim \u201crefused to make a formal statement\u201d. If someone has been charged, then the victim didn\u2019t refuse to make a formal statement, he refused to speak to media. There\u2019s a difference. Please amend, and resubmit.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

UPDATE: Josh, I checked with the crime stats bureau. It took me literally less than one minute. Here\u2019s the fucking link.<\/a> Assaults in the Northern Beaches are down 17.2 percent over the past 24 months. Please add \u2018Small town politician shameless in his pursuit of publicity\u2019 to the story list for discussion at tomorrow morning\u2019s news conference. And please stop by my office this evening before you leave. – Ed. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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