00:00Loyola University Chicago's campus newspaper has had to apologize for its coverage of the
00:04murder of one of its own, freshman Sheridan Gorman, allegedly at the hands of an illegal
00:09migrant. In fact, the Loyola Phoenix referred to Gorman's accused killer, Jose Medina Medina,
00:14as a quote, illegal immigrant, but later edited the story to call him a Rogers Park resident,
00:21a reference to the neighborhood where the school is located. Technically accurate,
00:25but why the change? The paper added a lengthy editor's note to the story explaining that the
00:30use of the term illegal immigrant was the quote language provided by the Department of Homeland
00:34Security and that the wording either aligns with the Associated Press style or the paper's values.
00:40The editor took it a step further though, writing in part quote, that headline didn't reflect the
00:45most important elements in the story and it was taken down minutes later to prevent any further
00:49harm to affected community members. And added quote, no human's existence is illegal and we
00:54quickly changed our wording to reflect that. It does seem like they've kind of lost the plot here
01:00and that change of heart is getting the Phoenix dragged online. A lot of people were furious over
01:06the perceived wokeness. Now, whatever the paper's values may be, the issue that people are having is
01:12that a headline, a story, and an editor's note about a slaughtered student appear to prioritize
01:18empathy for the suspected killer over the victim.
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