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So I was reading about the Ukrainian dude who got assassinated and the article mentioned he was about to get into his car, a black Mercedes-Benz.

You never read about anyone calling the police with their blue iPhone.

Or a description of a suspect wearing a red banana republic t-shirt.

Or that a young man was stabbed with a green santoku knife from Victorinox.

It's like free advertising.

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[–] Robbity@lemm.ee 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I mean yes if we're actively looking for a suspect in a red Renault Clio. But in this case the dude is dead, whether his car is a Mercedes or a BMW is a ridiculously useless piece of information for an article to give.

[–] huppakee@lemm.ee 2 points 1 day ago

I don't feel the cars brand is always mentioned, but definitely more then other products like brand of jeans a thief wore or operating system a scammer used. I'm inclined to say low-effort news outlets would be more likely to fill their article with any information as long as it ends up as a decent length article, but might be a false assumption.