Staff Reports
Once again, Reuters has been exposed trying to influence the way people perceive a tragic event. It was anticipated that the mainstream media would conceal the fact that the perpetrator, who took the lives of three staff members and three students at a private Christian school in Nashville, identified as transgender. Unfortunately, Reuters also attempted to do so by tweeting their article on the shooting the following morning with a predictable and shocking headline, despite Nashville authorities confirming the attacker's name and transgender identity hours earlier on Monday afternoon.
Reuters Left One Massive Detail Out of Its Tweet About the Trans School Shooter https://t.co/4GK9cBCN2V
— Townhall.com (@townhallcom) March 28, 2023
"Ex Christian school student shoots and kills three children and three staff members in Nashville," the verified Twitter account of Reuters tweeted alongside a link to its coverage.
https://twitter.com/Reuters/status/1640680230632271872?s=20
The media wants you to believe that the leading causes of death in the U.S. are whiteness, the Second Amendment, and Christianity https://t.co/fXEv4aAa5G
— Sam Mangold-Lenett (@smlenett) March 28, 2023
https://twitter.com/BecketAdams/status/1640781981620338688?s=20
Journalists of America: tweets like this from @reuters are why so many people do not trust you, do not respect you, and actively hate you. If you can't understand why based on this tweet, you're part of the problem. https://t.co/8aUCFWO046
— Erick Erickson (@EWErickson) March 28, 2023
Police said Audrey Hale, a 28-year-old former student at the Covenant School, had been receiving care from a doctor for an ‘emotional disorder,’ and had purchased seven weapons legally, including two assault weapons and a handgun used in the assault https://t.co/3zRJtS7Lvp
— Reuters (@Reuters) March 28, 2023
The way the news agency presented the story appears to be an effort to conceal the complete truth and cast former Christian school students in a negative light. Rather than reporting the violence on Monday accurately, which saw Christians as the targets of the attack, Reuters attempted to portray them as the ones responsible. This approach comes across as victim blaming.
The dreadful incident that occurred on Monday within the premises of Nashville Covenant School was a calculated, politically driven act of hatred. The perpetrator, who identified as transgender, deliberately targeted students, teachers, and administrators at a Christian school. Although the shooter left behind an unrevealed manifesto, Reuters did not quote Police Chief John Drake's statement that the assailant "identified as transgender" until the eighth paragraph.
The similarity between Reuters' recent tweet and The Washington Post's infamous headline, referring to ISIS terrorist Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi as "an austere religious scholar," is strikingly sad and absurd. Once again, Reuters is facing criticism for its reporting.
After receiving further updates from the authorities in Nashville, Reuters reposted their story on Twitter. However, despite using more words in their second attempt, they still fell short of presenting the complete picture. They only included a quote from the police stating that the assailant was undergoing medical treatment for an "emotional disorder."
It's evident that mainstream media organizations have taken a stance and are determined to defend it. They are resorting to sanitized headlines to conceal the truth and manipulate the narrative. It's disheartening to see these outlets attempting to conceal crucial information from the public. However, this incident emphasizes why Christian schools and families must continue to resist an agenda that has infiltrated and indoctrinated our society.
