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ReyaPhemhurth ago

This could just be a me issue...but...in the quotes given from his father....why did the writers of the article not capitalize Christian's name within the quotes themselves? They're capitalized within the narrative portion...but not in the father's quotes. I can understand the bad grammar, as it's a quote and people aren't perfect with how they speak...but it's not as if you can vocalize capital and lowercase letters. So...when transcribing a quote for an article and the father uses his son's name...why did they not capitalize it?

Saibra ago

I have no idea, this is from a major news station in DC. But if you can overlook that, it's the contents that matter, not the grammar. It's about the kids after all.

Blacksmith21 ago

This is not a major DC news station. It is carried on local cable and OTA broadcast. It used to be the old Paramount network station way up on channel 50 on UHF, if anyone remembers that.

Saibra ago

Actually a lot of people I know remember channel 50. And does it really matter? It's a valid news story. Thanks for your input.

Balour ago

It does qualify as a legitimate news station though

Blacksmith21 ago

Yeah. It's small fry, from a news standpoint. They are part of this family. Which makes them a very legitimate business unit of a massive company - CBS. You can draw your own conclusions from there.

https://www.cbscorporation.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/2016-brands-2.jpg

Edit 1: I thought on it for a few seconds and will rescind my comment about small fry. I've not seen much, if any news they have reported. I would assume national/entertainment etc. comes from internal services feeds. I have no idea about autonomy of reporting, local or otherwise. Or whether they are network or affiliate.

ReyaPhemhurth ago

I just thought it was weird. I wasn't trying to detract from the article. Because..yeah..if this is legit in anyway (which I assume partially, as you're saying it's from an actual local news station in DC...it' always DC...:/) It's definitely worth looking more into, especially as it might relate to PG.

But...yeah...also...it is a VERY vague article. There's no info about asking further into the entire pedo ring connection. I mean...the article is definitely worth noting and is also intriguing..but the article's author needs to take a lesson in better journalism...because the article has more questions than answers.

And if the lower-casing of his name within the dd's quotes is just an error on the author's part...then..yeah..he needs some writing lessons. :/ I'd expect more from a legit news station.

Saibra ago

A person above has added more articles about this if that will help you.