Chronicle has spacing concerns in VP shooting incident
Unlike the public in general, the media is still very gung-ho to find out what Vice President Cheney is (surely) covering up regarding that accidental shooting, and the Chronicle is not going to miss out. Mark Babineck has today's story (with an assist from Janet Elliott). Check out the headline and subhead:
Questions still surround accounts of Cheney shooting accident:
The hunters' positions and their spacing are vague
Well, inside 801 Texas Avenue, these are important questions, apparently.
Here are the corresponding paragraphs in the story:
Those involved have not detailed exactly where they were positioned or how far apart they were spaced when Cheney squeezed the trigger. Ballistics, medical and hunting experts have said it's possible to sustain Whittington's level of injury, including one pellet lodged near or in his heart, from a range of 30 yards.
But to others, Whittington's wounds suggest he might have been closer.
"I was surprised (at the seriousness of injury), and I guess that kind of means we can all be surprised," said Dr. Paul Radelat, a longtime Houston pathologist.
Did Radelat say he thought Whittington might have been closer? That quote isn't included, just that Radelat is suprised. Also, Babineck doesn't tell the reader whether or not Radelat is a hunter, and therefore is in a better position to judge this for us.
And for the grand finale:
It's unclear whether Whittington found his kills.
Has anyone asked, or is the media waiting for a press release?
UPDATE: And here's a second two-reporter Chronicle story on the hunting incident, this one penned by Michael Hedges and Bennett Roth. My goodness, that's four reporters the Chron has covering this!
Posted by Anne Linehan @ 02/19/06 06:26 PM | Print |
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