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Look Out! NBC Makes a Mockery of Terror

Last week’s terror attack which claimed the lives of two Israelis at a Jerusalem Light Rail stop produced a number of headline fails. But was there a more unbecoming headline than this that appeared on the…

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Last week’s terror attack which claimed the lives of two Israelis at a Jerusalem Light Rail stop produced a number of headline fails. But was there a more unbecoming headline than this that appeared on the sidebar of the NBC News homepage?

 

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“Look Out!” is the type of phraseology more appropriate to a humorous YouTube video. There is nothing remotely funny about a terror attack and this headline, apart from failing to acknowledge that it was a terror attack at all, looks like tabloid sensationalism at its worst.

NBC News should be embarrassed.

 

[sc:graybox ]Ask NBC News for an official apology by sending your considered comments to [email protected]

 

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