i/o misquotes SF Chronicle

In-house rules Jul 11, 2024 · By Dennis Hackethal

Misquote: 3 issues found

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Original text

Statistics published by the police department showed year-to-year crime had dropped by 33% overall by the end of April, a dramatic shift after last year’s spike. Mayor Sheng Thao praised the city for turning a corner. Gov. Gavin Newsom quoted the 33% figure in a news release touting Oakland’s partnership with the California Highway Patrol. The news spread through social media posts and optimistic headlines, including stories in the Chronicle. But a new Chronicle review of Oakland police data finds that the city overstated the improvements actually seen on the streets.

Quote text

Statistics published by the [Oakland] police department showed year-to-year crime had dropped by 33% overall... But a new Chronicle review of Oakland police data found that the city overstated the improvements...

Ellipsis used (if any): ‘...’

Diff

Statistics‧published‧by‧the‧[Oakland]‧police‧department‧showed‧year-to-year‧crime‧had‧dropped‧by‧33%‧overall...‧by‧the‧end‧of‧April,‧a‧dramatic‧shift‧after‧last‧year’s‧spike.‧Mayor‧Sheng‧Thao‧praised‧the‧city‧for‧turning‧a‧corner.‧Gov.‧Gavin‧Newsom‧quoted‧the‧33%‧figure‧in‧a‧news‧release‧touting‧Oakland’s‧partnership‧with‧the‧California‧Highway‧Patrol.‧The‧news‧spread‧through‧social‧media‧posts‧and‧optimistic‧headlines,‧including‧stories‧in‧the‧Chronicle.↵
But‧a‧new‧Chronicle‧review‧of‧Oakland‧police‧data‧findsfound‧that‧the‧city‧overstated‧the‧improvements‧actually‧seen‧on‧the‧streets....

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Part-by-part explanation

#	Part	Valid?	Explanation
1	Statistics‧published‧by‧the‧
2	[Oakland]‧	✓ yes	Insertion is properly bracketed.
3	police‧department‧showed‧year-to-year‧crime‧had‧dropped‧by‧33%‧overall
4	...	✓ yes	Insertion is an ellipsis.
5	‧
6	by‧the‧end‧of‧April,‧a‧dramatic‧shift‧after‧last‧year’s‧spike.‧Mayor‧Sheng‧Thao‧praised‧the‧city‧for‧turning‧a‧corner.‧Gov.‧Gavin‧Newsom‧quoted‧the‧33%‧figure‧in‧a‧news‧release‧touting‧Oakland’s‧partnership‧with‧the‧California‧Highway‧Patrol.‧The‧news‧spread‧through‧social‧media‧posts‧and‧optimistic‧headlines,‧including‧stories‧in‧the‧Chronicle.↵	× no	Deletions cannot contain linebreaks.
7	But‧a‧new‧Chronicle‧review‧of‧Oakland‧police‧data‧
8	~~finds~~	× no	Deletions must be indicated, eg by ‘...’ or [replacement].
9	found	× no	Insertions must be surrounded by [brackets].
10	‧that‧the‧city‧overstated‧the‧improvements
11	~~‧actually‧seen‧on‧the‧streets.~~	✓ yes	Deletion is followed by a valid insertion.
12	...	✓ yes	Insertion is an ellipsis.

Notes

Update: i/o has since followed up saying they quoted an archived version of the SF Chronicle article. But they haven’t provided the archived source.

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