There’s a thin line between being helpful and being unhelpful.
When it comes to reporting on terrorist attacks, the press often chooses to be unhelpful, believing it is doing the exact opposite.
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Inanimate Object Commits Heinous Crime
by Becket Adams
After the New Orleans massacre, press headlines and news alerts followed the tired formula of treating the truck as the killer.
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Police tape is used to cordon off the area near the site where people were killed by a man driving a truck during New Year’s celebrations, in New Orleans, La., January 1, 2025.
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Becket Adams is a columnist for National Review, the Washington Examiner, and The Hill.
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