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With the announcement of the death of ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi on Sunday, the media did themselves no favors in their reporting on the vile terrorist.
One of the major offenses came from The Washington Post. In their obituary about al-Baghdadi, the "Democracy Dies In Darkness" paper changed the headline from "Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, Islamic State 'terrorist-in-chief,' dies at 48" to "Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, austere religious scholar at helm of Islamic State, dies at 48." In other words, they thought the latter was an improvement.
Following the intense backlash to the headline characterization, which could have included how he was a serial rapist, the headline was changed a third time as well, "Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, extremist leader of Islamic State, dies at 48."
With Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi's Death, the Media Seem Determined to Have Their Reputation Join Him
One of the major offenses came from The Washington Post. In their obituary about al-Baghdadi, the "Democracy Dies In Darkness" paper changed the headline from "Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, Islamic State 'terrorist-in-chief,' dies at 48" to "Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, austere religious scholar at helm of Islamic State, dies at 48." In other words, they thought the latter was an improvement.
Following the intense backlash to the headline characterization, which could have included how he was a serial rapist, the headline was changed a third time as well, "Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, extremist leader of Islamic State, dies at 48."
With Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi's Death, the Media Seem Determined to Have Their Reputation Join Him
