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I'll add "some are saying". If we have no context, there is no way to evaluate the information of "some". At least tell us which red state rural diners you were in for this all important wisdom.

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A NYT fav: "Some Democrats are saying...", as a stand-in for "Most of the public say...".

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Another expression I hate is “bipartisan” when every Democrat and ten Republicans vote for something that is hardly a bipartisan expression of confidence.

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"Let's leave it at that", rather than pressing the speaker for a full and non-evasive response.

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That's a really good one.

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Can't thank you enough for pointing out to the laziness of MSM and their covering for the fascist party. I still feel that Democrats don't do a good job of pointing, calling out lies, misinformation, racist agendas of the rethuglicons, and their enablers the MSM.

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They need to stop using "Democrat" when referring to the Party and not an individual as in "Democrat-controlled Senate" or even Trumps and Haley's talking about the "Democrat Party". There is no such thing, but you wouldn't know it via the American media who just can't be bothered standing up to Republicans and their sad and destructive games.

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It's deliberate to show their disrespect for the Democrats and the party and disregard for political norms. They think they're smart pandering to magats. You'll must have noticed how they call President Biden just Biden or used President Obama just Obama or worse drumfp calling President Obama with full name and emphasis on middle name. What's worse is the rethuglicons still call drumfp as president, without ex, as if he is still, for sure to pacify magats.

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Thank you. Media, please stop!

“Breaking news” is just clickbait.

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And now it's used just to mean "something has happened within the last half-hour." It used to mean "something REALLY IMPORTANT has happened."

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Great list! If only the media would listen.

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"Officer-involved shooting" sounds more like stenography than journalism. They never use that term when someone shoots a cop; why not just say "a cop shot someone?"

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Immediately…the cause of the accident was not immediately known…she did not immediately respond for comment.

She “opened up” in an interview to us…she told us what she wanted us to know

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The ‘exclusive interview’ and ‘breaking news’ ones drive me insane. And yes, they seriously damage media’s credibility.

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Do we really need "final" farewells?

And, "complete coverage"

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Sometimes, what we need is incomplete coverage! (What I actually meant to say, of course, was "redundant coverage".)

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These cliched expressions and words are so lazy. But it's hard to convince perpetrators to be more original and fresher in their descriptions and characterizations.

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You Forgot…”AT THE END OF THE DAY!” tired, worn out, just Retire It!

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"First ever" is redundant.

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They need to stop using “anxious” when they actually mean “eager”.

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You nailed that!

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