Wesley LePatner, a Blackstone executive who served as CEO of the firm’s real estate income trust, was among four people killed Monday when a gunman opened fire in a Midtown Manhattan office building that houses Blackstone’s global headquarters.
Wesley LePatner, a Blackstone executive who served as CEO of the firm’s real estate income trust, was among four people killed Monday when a gunman opened fire in a Midtown Manhattan office building that houses Blackstone’s global headquarters.
Three different articles I’ve seen about this and not ONE of them even ATTEMPTS to explain what Blackstone is.
Yes, I could, and did, google it, but it’s infuriating, on principle. It’s a bsic reading comprehension concept: don’t assume your reader knows outside context, when your audience is essentially random.
That’s because everyone hates hedge funds when you describe what they do. If you just say a “real estate investment group” a lot of people will still get it, so they say nothing in the hopes that your eyes glaze over and you don’t think any more about it.
They make outdoor griddles right? My neighbor makes some mean fried rice on his, egg spinning and all.
They’re the hedge fund that made sure you will bever own anything ever again. Especially not a house.
Blackstone is an absolutely massive, global company. Would you expect an article to also describe what Netflix is any time they talk about them?
To an extent, yes. “Video streaming giant Netflix” would suffice.
The obfuscation is on purpose. The media (which, I must remind you, is all completely owned by the billionaire class) is afraid that in telling you who and what Blackstone is, there will be cheering for the death of this person instead of remorse. This is due to the whiplash they experienced in reporting on the death of that healthcare CEO back in December.
Expect more of the same kind of reporting going forward if/when a capitalist dies from misfortune.
Are you for real?
Yes, that’s literally taught in a high school level journalism class. Assume your reader has never heard of things before and give a quick, concise description of them. And then after giving the facts, if it’s super relevant to the story, give a detailed description of them.
For example. "Video streaming giant Netflix announced today that it’s going to be raising prices again. Subscribers can expect to see the new prices starting this fall. Base level subscribers yada yada yada…
Netflix rose to prominence with mail order DVDs, competing with rising prices and return fees from Blockbuster video, a brick and mortar video rental service. Netflix pioneered the streaming model yada yada yada"
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tankietroll.autocorrect is my nemesis
I don’t think you know what that word means