Examples of Balanced Headlines in Post-Earth Journalism
“Reports Say Citizens on Maldrove ‘Concerned’ by Political Unrest Among Youth and Indigent”
“Income ‘Low’ and Conditions ‘Unacceptable’ According to Some Protestors”
“Protestors are ‘Loud’ and ‘Detrimental;’ Calls Increase for Government to Step In”
“New Entities Known as ‘Enforcers’ are Debuted in Maldrove’s Capital by Government”
“Tall Height and Extreme Strength of Enforcers Please Some, Startle Others”
“Many Citizens Calmed by Presence of Enforcers on Maldrove Streets”
“In Acclaimed Move, Disruptive Protests Quelled by Enforcers”
“Protestors Die Near Enforcer Activity”
“Thirteen-Year-Old Adult Killed Near Enforcers”
“Thirteen-Year-Old Adult Killed was ‘Always Trouble’ Say Some”
“Enforcer Usage Decried by Other Colony Worlds; ‘Very Concerned’ They Say”
“Radical Terrorists of ‘Freedom Army’ Brutally Slay Enforcer in Shocking Crime”
“One Hundred Freedom Army Members Killed in Enforcer Related Activity”
“‘Enforcers Are Psychologically Tormented Prisoners Who are Brainwashed and Genetically Manipulated into Becoming Part of the Security State’ Bombshell Report Reads; Maldrove Security Agencies Categorically Deny Report”
“Author of Bombshell Report Killed in Enforcer Related Incident”
“Freedom Army Viciously Slays Security Chief in ‘Worst Post-Earth Crime’”
“Five Hundred Freedom Army Members Shot, Gutted, and Decapitated During Enforcer-led Arrests”
“Enforcers Declared ‘Most Moral Security Force in the Universe’ by Maldrove President”
“Symoria, Shenzen, and Other Colonies Call for ‘Human Rights’ Investigation”
“Human Rights Investigation Deemed Unnecessary by Maldrove Congress After Review”
“Worries Sprout After Child Death Incident Occurs Near Protestor Arrests”
“Case of Child Death Incident Closed; Police Blame Rhetoric on ‘Both Sides’”
“Enforcer Experiment Deemed Success; Now Welcome in Maldrove’s Minor Cities”
“Ten Protestors Dead in Enforcer Related Violence Near Capital”
About the author:
Donald McCarthy is an author from Long Island, New York. He’s published short fiction with Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine, Mythaxis Magazine, James Gunn’s Ad Astra, Pseudopod, The Creepy Podcast, The Grey Rooms, and more. His non-fiction has appeared at Salon, Undark Magazine, The Huffington Post, Nightmare Magazine, and more. A full list of his publications can be found at www.donaldmccarthy.com.
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