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by lapcat 255 days ago
> Do you actually believe CNN readers will see this story as good news?

No.

> It's presented in a way that feel like a bad thing.

Now you've switched from "serious disaster" to merely "bad thing". You're moving the goal posts.

> "No clear path out" suggests it's something they should get out of.

"No clear path out of the shutdown" is the phrase. And yes, the shutdown is something they should get out of.

> Anyway, that's just the most prominent story I saw when I first looked at cnn.com.

The government shutdown is deservedly the top story. The headline is the latest news in that ongoing story. I'm sure there are many legitimate criticisms of CNN, but this quibbling about the headline ain't it.

> Their existence shows how factually correct stories still mislead people.

Misled about what? You haven't even given an example of people getting misled.

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I agree it was a weak example. Go look at the reporting on Trump during his last term, or on covid and you can't pretend you don't see bias. For a more specific example, the BBC used to call Isis Daesh because it was supposed to be an insulting name.