The New York Times: Black NoVa Girl Says White Private School Classmates Cut Her Dreadlocks

[Anonymous]

Channel 9 also edited out her videos and her name from their website because she is a minor. Why is it relevant now that she was exposed as lying versus previously when she said she was a victim? Genuine question not being snarky or difficult.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
For those outraged about the headline juxtaposition, this is the very *first* paragraph of the recanting story (emphasis added):

The police in Northern Virginia are investigating a report by a black 12-year-old girl that three white boys in her grade held her down, covered her mouth and cut off lengths of her dreadlocks on a playground at their private Christian school.

Not really hidden about that.

Bologna. Everyone know the difference between a headline and the text. If race made the story more important to justify it being in the headline, then when the story turned out to be false and the race was omitted the implication is that the race was not relevant. Of course it was relevant. The story got more attention because of the racial allegation and therefore a false racial allegation deserves just as much attention.

Life long liberal and Democrat fed up with the left manipulating their media as much as the right has with Fox -- arguably worse. Fox news has criticized Trump lately, only Fox talking heads protect him. The NY Times and Washington Post news desks used to be above that -- so disappointing.

The boys would have been charged with assault and a hate crime. She should be charged with a hate crime given she targeted three boys who were white and were clear it was they were white. That is also a hate crime.

Agree.
Textbook case of racist hate crime attempt.

+1

But the worst offender here is the NYT, not the little girl.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm seeing comments written elsewhere that she was on WUSA 9 news yesterday morning and presented with a lot of gifts from an anti bullying group? I've tried looking at WUSA's website but they've apparently edited and scrubbed it all with "due to her age, we are no longer identifying her and her family" type of statements.

Does anyone know anything more about exactly what type of gifts these were?

Interesting.

It was a basket of hair care products from the “locs” community. Locs advocates told her to stay strong and to “wear her crown.” If you look at Facebook and Pinterest, the phrase “wear your crown” is apparently something that Locs activists say in support of the hairstyle.

The grandmother, the Aunt, and Mikea Turner are all locs activists. It seems that’s how Turner knew the family, and that’s what makes me skeptical of the new story that this was a fib that got taken too far. It’s just too convenient.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm seeing comments written elsewhere that she was on WUSA 9 news yesterday morning and presented with a lot of gifts from an anti bullying group? I've tried looking at WUSA's website but they've apparently edited and scrubbed it all with "due to her age, we are no longer identifying her and her family" type of statements.

Does anyone know anything more about exactly what type of gifts these were?

Interesting.

It was a basket of hair care products from the “locs” community. Locs advocates told her to stay strong and to “wear her crown.” If you look at Facebook and Pinterest, the phrase “wear your crown” is apparently something that Locs activists say in support of the hairstyle.

The grandmother, the Aunt, and Mikea Turner are all locs activists. It seems that’s how Turner knew the family, and that’s what makes me skeptical of the new story that this was a fib that got taken too far. It’s just too convenient.

Beautiful "crown" they have given to the NYT...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Channel 9 also edited out her videos and her name from their website because she is a minor. Why is it relevant now that she was exposed as lying versus previously when she said she was a victim? Genuine question not being snarky or difficult.

Channel 9 is owned by Tegna in Tyson's, https://www.tegna.com/contact-us/

Has Mikea Turner been suspended or fired yet?

This was funny to read on 9's website:

VERIFICATION & FACT-CHECKING
We report the news accurately, thoroughly and in context on all platforms. We vet sources, verify facts and challenge assumptions before reporting news. We hold factual information on all platforms to the same standards of accuracy.
We are honest. We do not mislead sources, story subjects or the public.
We attribute information received from others, and we are transparent with sourcing. We do not plagiarize.
We do not misstate our identity or intentions. We keep our word.
We do not intentionally slant the news.
We value being right over being fast.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm seeing comments written elsewhere that she was on WUSA 9 news yesterday morning and presented with a lot of gifts from an anti bullying group? I've tried looking at WUSA's website but they've apparently edited and scrubbed it all with "due to her age, we are no longer identifying her and her family" type of statements.

Does anyone know anything more about exactly what type of gifts these were?

Interesting.

It was a basket of hair care products from the “locs” community. Locs advocates told her to stay strong and to “wear her crown.” If you look at Facebook and Pinterest, the phrase “wear your crown” is apparently something that Locs activists say in support of the hairstyle.

The grandmother, the Aunt, and Mikea Turner are all locs activists. It seems that’s how Turner knew the family, and that’s what makes me skeptical of the new story that this was a fib that got taken too far. It’s just too convenient.

Wow. That is quite a connection, given the false accusation here.
I guess the family and the reporter were unaware that the school had cameras on the playground.

[Anonymous]

All news is now is a race to see who can post it first and get the most views, comments, and likes.

My retired reporter friend who teaches journalism at a university now said that social media is now a huge chunk of the semester for them. How to write the best headlines for tweets; being clickbaity but NOT posting outright clickbait; etc.

Scoop, verify, edit/retract is now the new process, according to her.

[Anonymous]

CNN headline Initially
A 12-year-old African-American girl says her white classmates pinned her down and cut her dreadlocks
https://www.cnn.com/2019/09/27/us/girl-classmates-cut-dreadlocks-trnd/index.html


CNN headline now
A girl who claimed white classmates cut her dreadlocks admits she made the story up, school says
https://www.cnn.com/2019/09/30/us/virginia-girl-fake-story-about-cut-dreadlocks/index.html

[Anonymous]

WTOP headline and first lines
Fairfax Co. student says classmates cut her dreadlocks in racist attack

A black sixth grader at a Fairfax County, Virginia, private school said she was attacked by white classmates who then cut her hair while taunting her with racist insults this week.
https://wtop.com/fairfax-county/2019/09/virginia-student-says-classmates-cut-her-dreadlocks-in-racist-attack/

WTOP headlines now
Fairfax Co. student admits she made up claim that classmates cut her dreadlocks; school confirms

A Fairfax County, Virginia, student who had accused her classmates of cutting her hair and using racist insults last week now admits that she made up those allegations, her private school confirmed Monday.
https://wtop.com/fairfax-county/2019/09/virginia-school-says-allegation-of-student-who-accused-classmates-of-cutting-dreadlocks-is-false/

[Anonymous]

ABC 7 Then
Sixth-grader says classmates pinned her down, cut her dreadlocks calling them 'nappy'
https://wjla.com/news/local/classmates-pinned-cut-dreadlocks-classmate

ABC 7 now
Girl admits she made up allegations about boys pinning her down, cutting her locks
https://wjla.com/news/local/girl-admits-boys-dreadlocks

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:CNN headline Initially
A 12-year-old African-American girl says her white classmates pinned her down and cut her dreadlocks
https://www.cnn.com/2019/09/27/us/girl-classmates-cut-dreadlocks-trnd/index.html


CNN headline now
A girl who claimed white classmates cut her dreadlocks admits she made the story up, school says
https://www.cnn.com/2019/09/30/us/virginia-girl-fake-story-about-cut-dreadlocks/index.html

The media in this country has lost all credibility.

[Anonymous]

NBC4 then
Boys Pin Down Black Classmate, Cut Her Dreadlocks at Virginia School, She Says
https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/Boys-Pin-Down-Black-Classmate-Cut-Her-Dreadlocks-at-Virginia-School-561448661.html

nbc4 now
6th-Grade Girl Says She Lied About Boys Cutting Her Dreadlocks
https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/6th-Grade-Girl-Says-She-Lied-About-Boys-Cutting-Her-Dreadlocks-561784531.html

[Anonymous]

I saw this, and thought it was fishy from the start. I couldn't believe that no one else saw this or said anything. And her locs were cut fairly neatly, not like someone held you down and hacked your hair off. I hope she gets the help she needs.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:CNN headline Initially
A 12-year-old African-American girl says her white classmates pinned her down and cut her dreadlocks
https://www.cnn.com/2019/09/27/us/girl-classmates-cut-dreadlocks-trnd/index.html


CNN headline now
A girl who claimed white classmates cut her dreadlocks admits she made the story up, school says
https://www.cnn.com/2019/09/30/us/virginia-girl-fake-story-about-cut-dreadlocks/index.html

New headline says "school says". Why doesn't it just say "admits she made the story up".

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:CNN headline Initially
A 12-year-old African-American girl says her white classmates pinned her down and cut her dreadlocks
https://www.cnn.com/2019/09/27/us/girl-classmates-cut-dreadlocks-trnd/index.html


CNN headline now
A girl who claimed white classmates cut her dreadlocks admits she made the story up, school says
https://www.cnn.com/2019/09/30/us/virginia-girl-fake-story-about-cut-dreadlocks/index.html

New headline says "school says". Why doesn't it just say "admits she made the story up".

They can't admit the truth.