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‘It was carnage’: students describe suspected mass food poisoning at New Zealand university
(www.theguardian.com)
this post was submitted on 05 Nov 2024
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Carnage is a real word, and it's definition isn't broad enough to encompass a mass vomiting and diarrhea event.
I say this not to be pedantic, but because I had to read the article to confirm this wasn't a mass death event.... because words matter.
Doesn't matter that it was a quote, the editor shouldn't have run with it. Find another quote, or use your own words. JFC.
It's a quote. Those little things around the sentence have a meaning.
'It was Carnage': Students describe...
You do understand the importance of editors in a newspaper, and their role in crafting headlines for articles....right?
Simply because a student said it, doesn't mean it should be included in a headline, especially if use misrepresents situation i.e. a battlefield or terrorist attack, and not everyone just shitting their guts out.
Editorial discretion and competence, it has meaning. Or, at least, it should.