Grand Canyon fire adds to 7.5 million acres of burned national parkland Data analysis by @_icalderon @usatgraphics
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This is awfully preachy for a branch of journalism steeped in hyperbole. The Community Notes are pretty hilarious.
A team losing a game is not a "disaster."
Home runs are homers, not "dingers," "jacks" or "bombs."
A player scored 10 straight points, not 10 "unanswered" points.
If a football team scores two touchdowns and the opponent doesn't come back, say it "never trailed" rather than "never looked back."
In short, avoid hackneyed words and phrases, redundancies and exaggerations.
Readers added context they thought people might want to know
AP using the word "disaster" for a sports loss:
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AP using the phrase "unanswered points":
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"McGwire got there first and finished with 70 dingers."
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Indiana voters: in case anyone else is looking for this, you can confirm your early voting/mail-in absentee ballot's status if you scroll down to "visit my voter portal" button at indianavoters.in.gov.
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Hurricane Helene was massive at landfall. @usatgraphics @StephenBeard visualize how it compares with recent storms @USATODAY @Gannett
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I’ve borne witness to so many lows in this man’s journalism career, I wasn’t about to miss this one! @Axios’ @justinlmack pays up on a bet he lost to @ArikaHerron following ND’s drubbing of Purdue.
Me, futilely trying to referee a dispute in this house about singular possessives for Harris and Walz.
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Cities plan what booming Hamilton County will look like in 20 years. Come for the story from @John_Tuohy and @Jake_Allen19. Stay for the graphics from @StephenBeard showing how Carmel and Fishers have changed over the last 20 years. indystar.com/story/news/loca…
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New ballot-box obstacles: Mapping the states with recent laws that make it harder to vote
From @usatoday's @_erinmansfield and @StephenBeard
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I'd heard of the "Happy Memorial Day!" emails but didn't believe they were actually real until I just now clicked on my 'promotional' filter tab. Guys.
Just finished the series finale of Star Wars #TheBadBatch and felt some things. Now I just need a couple of @eavoss videos to break down precisely how I should feel about it!
I love birds and use @cornellbirds' ID app often, but this data project delving into bird colors is glorious. 🦜@KZaiets @ceciliagarzella & Veronica Bravo. @usatgraphics
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Breaking my self-imposed exile (“X-ile?” 🤔) of this platform ahead of my first #NICAR event in Baltimore later this week. Looking forward to meeting a some of my @usatgraphics team in person for the first time, and others passionate about data & journalism. #nicar24
Here's a cool look at how OSIRIS-REx brought an asteroid sample back to Earth for study, via @usatgraphics
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Shopping for an EV? Here's a great analysis by @Tmaiorca89 on how to maximize the sundry federal & state tax incentives available.
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Here’s a breakdown of the “perfect call” at the center of Trump’s Georgia and federal indictments, by colleagues @npenzenstadler & @Ramon_Padilla:
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Hundreds of structures were damaged or destroyed by the fire in Maui's Lahaina Town, including historic landmarks. @usatgraphics @StephenBeard and Janet Loehrke explain the scope of the devastation with maps
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The Biden administration is suing Texas' controversial use of buoys and razor wire barriers to prevent migrants from crossing the Rio Grande. @usatgraphics @StephenBeard and @GeoPetras explain the characteristics of the devices usatoday.com/story/graphics/…
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