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Althouse on creative captioning and other shenanigans in Madison
The usual suspects get it wrongNYT caption -- "Protesters assembled outside a door that the police were blocking at the Wisconsin Capitol on Wednesday" -- wilfully obscures that the mob overran the police last night and took over the building. And look at that photograph -- illustrating what is their main article on the Wisconsin protest right now! A noble state trooper stands calmly on the inside, while 3 gentle, wistful individuals peer in through the windows of the securely closed doors. A nice lesson in how to lie with photographs and captions. Scroll down to see our coverage of the anarchic doings at the Capitol. Protesters came through the windows and doors last night, hooting and stampeding and sending the police into retreat. The NYT article begins... CHICAGO -- A bill sharply curtailing collective bargaining rights for government workers in Wisconsin is due for a vote in the State Assembly on Thursday morning, where it is all but sure to pass. The State Senate approved similar legislation Wednesday with only Republican members casting votes; the chamber's Democratic minority, who fiercely oppose the measure, remain out of the state. Chicago! What about the mob scene? Well, there's this in paragraph 6: Democrats in the State Assembly complained bitterly, and protesters, who had spent many days at the Capitol, continued their chants and jeers. Uh, yeah. Chants and jeers... And taking over the building, climbing in windows? Nothing. The article goes on, but there's nothing more about the protests, and NYT readers are left with the inane, deceptive image of that photograph and caption. And with this contribution, mom is offline, having given up discussing politics for Lent Posted by: mom 2011-03-10 |
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