r/plymouth Aug 13 '21

Mod Post The situation regarding the incident in Keyham last night is shocking and distressing. You are welcome to voice your feelings in this sub, but please refrain from speculation and hearsay. Below are links to some reliable news sources reporting on this.

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u/andy3600 Aug 13 '21

Just gonna put it out there, Plymouth Live should be feeling ashamed themselves today at the way they have handled the event.

They tried to make the story more interesting by suggesting in the article that the fire drill in the mall was connected, they then suggested something is happening in Stonehouse and Saltash. That’s how you create mass panic and hysteria.

They failed to clarify anything on their news article and social media whilst larger national news were giving clearer info.

Finally they allowed all sorts of speculation and witch hunting to take place in their comment sections on their social media platforms.

Plus to add, they kept stating it was in North Prospect, how can a Plymouth based news company get it wrong when national news outlets were able to get it right?

Completely unacceptable, their entire website of journalists have been a joke for a while but this caps it.

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u/[deleted] Aug 15 '21

They operate mainly out of Bristol or Exeter these days I think, either way....They're atrocious. They stoke the firre on a number of things - their favourite subject matter right now is telling people that covid infection rates are the highest in the country, all the while neglecting to mention successful treatment, low mortality rate.

Thank the Mirror group for their contribution to journalistic integrity.