Stories like that seem like developing situations, think I saw something about this on Twitter yesterday when they identified the shooter, if this was the guy who was driving around on scooter shooting people
it takes time though to get a full story, people being killed somewhere is usually the first known detail in such a story, as we Americans know in the countless mass shootings that interrupt live TV for a breaking story, usually takes hours or a day or two to identify shooter, search their home for information on their motives, and overall have a more compressive understanding of the entire situation.
In Europe's situation too, perhaps they fadhion their coverage in attempt to prevent ethnic/religious animosity, which is a real problem in the region and likely requires a delicate touch, perhaps they might want to avoid headlines that could spark hostile public reactions between their residents.
Going back to Islamitc terrorist incidents in France in past years, the subject of Muslim immigrants in Europe and their lack of integration has been a topic, somewhat attributing the situation in part to the marginalizations of these communities, further becoming an issue too large to ignore when loads of European born children of immigrants traveled to Turkey to cross the border and fight for ISIS in Syria, coming to regret the decision after months of beheading infidels and kicking their heads around like soccer balls, wanted to return home to Europe, in some countries like Denmark faced with a decision whether to even let them back but also having to weigh what such a decision would mean longterm trying to not make such communities feel marginalized, to try to pursue making such communities feel integrated in the countries they live, and offering deradicalization programs, and Denmark let its own citizen/residents that became ISIS fighters back into the country (at one point) without fear of repercussions. Now, while I think such a move was way too risky to consider, I understand the motive in what such decisions have in identifying a goal to prevent marginalization and to not further drive a wedge in the integration issue. Perhaps misguided, but I understand the intention.
I guess what I'm trying to say, seems TC feels certain facts are omitted in reporting like perhaps an agenda is at work. I gotta say, I might agree insofar as to say if it were, it is probably with a regard for safety concerns within those countries, to not further feed into reactionary reporting that sparks violence and ethnic hatred. Despite the Brussels incident, even within the US, people here are killing each other over the news at what's happening in Israel and Gaza. That's not a bad thing to think press might temper their reporting if that were the case. Quite frankly news media sometimes seems irresponsible in what and how they cover something if their end goal is to just get clicks, even if it exacerbates and fuels social divides in society. If there is an agenda, I'm sure there is a context. Though, these days just the word "agenda" gets treated with a subtext of meaning something like sinister secretive ulterior motives, but not the case here if that's what's happening.
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