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SarahD

(1,732 posts) Sun Jun 2, 2024, 08:12 PM Jun 2024

I am totally baffled by this careless reporting.

When I glanced at this article, I thought some cattle were stolen near the small town of Alma, which it's along the Mississippi River in Pepin County. But then I read that the Jackson County sheriff was involved and the suspect is being held in Sparta, which is in Monroe County. The article has the crime, the suspect, the jail, and the cops scattered all over the state. Good grief. Sure, this is just a small piece about a minor crime, but a little effort at accuracy would be nice.
https://www.wearegreenbay.com/news/local-news/wisconsin-man-accused-of-stealing-cattle-in-middle-of-night-valued-at-20k/amp/

Oops. I have egg on my face. Alma is in Buffalo County, not Pepin County. At least I Iooked it up.

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I am totally baffled by this careless reporting. (Original Post) SarahD Jun 2024 OP

Posts can be self-deleted. TwilightZone Jun 2024 #1

OK if I have a reason to delete it. SarahD Jun 2024 #2

Perfectly fine. You don't need to self delete it if you don't want to. littlemissmartypants Jun 2024 #3

TwilightZone

(28,834 posts)

1. Posts can be self-deleted.

Reply to SarahD (Original post)

Sun Jun 2, 2024, 10:01 PM

Jun 2024

Lower-left corner -- click on Powers, Self-Delete this post.

Your choice, of course. The location for self-delete isn't all that intuitive, so just wanted to provide the info.

SarahD

(1,732 posts)

2. OK if I have a reason to delete it.

Reply to TwilightZone (Reply #1)

Sun Jun 2, 2024, 10:16 PM

Jun 2024

It's meant to be a comment on sloppy reporting. Is that not appropriate?

littlemissmartypants

(25,842 posts)

3. Perfectly fine. You don't need to self delete it if you don't want to.

Reply to SarahD (Reply #2)

Mon Jun 3, 2024, 01:47 AM

Jun 2024

No worries.

I just read an article that was a mess. Looking deeper it seems that the service admitted to using AI to "create the basic content" but stated that it was later reviewed by a "live" reporter.

I'm glad it wasn't a dead one.

It was already a mess.

Welcome to DU!

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