"Rewriting a passive construction to be active almost always makes what you’re saying clearer."

Example: Millions of dollars were embezzled from the company.
Revision: Two executives embezzled millions of dollars from the company.

Eva Parish: https://evaparish.com/blog/how-i-edit#passive-voice
@patrascan @Nazani @technique @writing

#fragility #media #press #passiveVoice #passiveForm #grammar #news #information #selfCare #reputation #English #writing #editing #editingTips #impunity #litterature #books

"After six year-old Hind Rajab was killed by the Israeli army, Britain’s national media failed to unequivocally pinpoint Israel as responsible, refused to follow up the story and cover important new information, and then moved on."

Des Freedman: https://www.declassifieduk.org/found-dead-in-gaza-no-murdered-by-israel/

#BBC #TheGuardian #England #Britain #UK #UKPol #media #manipulation #Guardian #DumpTheGuardian #institutionsDeceive #truth #journalism #ethics

"About half of Britain considers itself to have a working class background. And yet only 8% of those who get jobs in telly are from the same background."

"Over the five years from 2018, distrust in the BBC had grown from 11% to 26%."

Carol Vorderman: https://bylinetimes.com/2024/08/30/carol-vorderman-alternative-mactaggart-speech-tv-industry/

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News outlets didn’t make a mistake. They knowingly aired disinformation and peddled fake news. Admitting that requires a troubling recalibration of perspective

Jonathan Cook: https://jonathancook.substack.com/p/the-medias-role-in-lying-about-amsterdam @ethics 🧶

#mainstreamMedia #massMedia #media #London #UKPol #Amsterdam #MaccabiTelAviv #football #soccer #JonathanCook #SkyNews #BBC #TheGuardian #DumpTheGuardian #Maccabi #TelAviv #Zionism #JewishSupremacy #conflation #antisemitism #NL #Netherlands #UEFA #EuropeIsrael #propaganda #manipulation #coOpting #coloniality #proZionism #StandWithIsrael #islamophobia #mediaCritique #disinformation #fakeNews #hooliganism #hooligans #OwenJones #UK #Britain