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AZJonnie

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1. Hey Reuters, you could have EASILY made your headline much more clear!

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Sat Sep 13, 2025, 05:52 AM

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How's this: Documents show Fed Governor Cook properly declared her Atlanta property as "vacation home".

Just one more word and a slight reorder, and anyone reading the headline understands the "this means she did nothing wrong". Instead, the way it's written now, you have to be pretty up on the story to glean that this means the Trump Admin is full of shit, and at glance might interpret it as "she did something wrong".

Because of how many times I've noticed similarly poor wording from Reuters and AP both, I have to question whether they do this on purpose (even if incompetence is more likely)?

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Exclusive: Fed Governor Cook declared her Atlanta property as "vacation home," documents show [View all] BumRushDaShow Saturday OP

Hey Reuters, you could have EASILY made your headline much more clear! AZJonnie Saturday #1

They were the first to report this overnight and others are slowly coming around BumRushDaShow Saturday #3

That is a MUCH better headline! AZJonnie Saturday #14

Huff Post has their own variation BumRushDaShow Saturday #15

Good! Like I say, its really not difficult to come up with a much more appropriate/clarifying headline AZJonnie Saturday #16

Not as much of a difference as the author implies FBaggins Saturday #2

NBC news posted a story overnight that I just found and they were looking at the same documents BumRushDaShow Saturday #4

It is NOT a "problem for her". louis-t Saturday #10

Sorry - that's flat wrong FBaggins Saturday #11

what? rampartd Saturday #18

That depends a great deal on what you mean by "later" FBaggins Saturday #19

Sounds like Lisa Cook has reasons to bring a lawsuit against the administration mdbl Saturday #5

Pulte's parents and 3 cabinet Secretaries are accused of fraud that Pulte slammed against Cook. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Saturday #6

But Cook is still guilty of being a black woman Redleg Saturday #7

Why aren't they investigating TX AG Paxton's three mortgages that he reportedly claimed as his primary residences? surfered Saturday #8

Trump should be sued for defamation. Baitball Blogger Saturday #9

So? Clouds Passing Saturday #12

Damn, she didn't lie. republianmushroom Saturday #13

The Orange Julius just NEEDS total control. Cheetolini. Evolve Dammit Saturday #17

Lisa Cook's latest filing before the court of appeals disputes the fact that there was any mortgage fraud LetMyPeopleVote Sunday #20

Trump Lives at A Social Club Because He Declares Himself an Employee DrFunkenstein Sunday #21

MaddowBlog-Trump's case against the Fed's Lisa Cook goes from bad to worse LetMyPeopleVote Monday #22