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They used that photo on an unrelated story, the photo had nothing to do with the story. nice try though. Just admit you were wrong, its ok


But that's exactly what's being said. The photo has nothing to do with the story. NPR admitted as much. https://twitter.com/NPR/status/1274809408262938624

But your tone suggests that you disagree with something.


The implication was that npr was smearing this woman, rather than the editors being lazy. All in service to the argument that npr focuses on race, despite there being no evidence


So I can write an article about rapists, put a completely unrelated picture of your face with your full name on it, and that's not a smear? That's essentially what happened


Those two things aren't mutually exclusive.


https://archive.is/ilHur

> One person was hit by a car in downtown Louisville, Kentucky, early on June 17 as protesters held an anti-racism demonstration at Jefferson Square, police said.

The story might be unrelated, but they knew exactly where it came from.


citation needed


In the archive.

> One person was hit by a car in downtown Louisville, Kentucky, early on June 17 as protesters held an anti-racism demonstration at Jefferson Square, police said.




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