Yesterday I tweeted and posted about an offensive paragraph in this CNN article:
Since then, CNN changed the paragraph and added links:
An estimated 6 million Jewish people were killed in Nazi concentration camps during World War II. Also killed were hundreds of thousands of Roma people and people with mental or physical disabilities.
“Murdered” would be a better and more accurate term than “killed,” although this is much better than the passive “died.”
It is still inaccurate – CNN does not know the difference between concentration camps and extermination camps, and does not account for the huge number of Jews that were killed outside those camps.
But, hey, baby steps. Why assume one of the most influential news sources should get it right the second time?
(h/t Mark B)
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