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Thoughts About WLKY: Name of man killed in Clarksville shooting released

Title: Name of man killed in Clarksville shooting released

    When reading this article about a man who got shot by a neighbor because he was abusing his wife and her 9-year-old daughter, I found that it had little relevance and impact to the people living in the community. When writing the story, the journalist did not implicate how this affects members of the community or why this affects them.
   The journalists just told us what happened, the killer's name, and that there will be no charges on the man that killed the abuse of husband. These are all things stated by the police, showing that this is is not following one of the seven-yard stick, enterprise. Enterprise is when a journalist is actively seeking answers to questions asked by the community, however, this story is not doing this, but instead just repeating what the police said.  They did not ask the witnesses or interview the wife or daughter. This causes the story to be a lot less unreliable too because the little to no variety of sources used. 
    Last, I found that article could have been named better because there was more information given then just the name of the man killed. They also gave you a rundown of how the man was killed and the fact that the killer will not be facing any charges. When I clicked on this article I was miss lead about what I was going to be reading about. Overall I did not think this was good journalism because of the unreliability, the absence of investigative reporting, the little to no relevance to the community, and the misleading title.
Name of man killed in Clarksville shooting released:https://www.wlky.com/article/new-details-expected-in-case-of-neighbor-who-shot-man-assaulting-woman-child/23895158

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