Headline Bias

Who? What? Where? When? Why/How? Those are supposed to be the basics.

Here's the Sun Times headline:

• Man killed by Chicago police officers during foot chase in Lawndale
  
  Chicago police officers fatally shot a man Saturday afternoon during a foot chase in the Lawndale neighborhood, according to officials.
  
  Officers approached the 30-year-old man shortly after 3:30 p.m. as he walked in the 1400 block of South Lawndale Avenue, CPD Sgt. Michael Malinowski told reporters at the scene.
  
  The officers started chasing the man through the block, shooting him in a gangway during the second of two “armed confrontations” during the pursuit, Malinowski said. A handgun was recovered at the scene.

Headline implies the impetus for the shooting is a foot chase. Three paragraphs to get to the mention of a gun. Police hater Nader Issa is the "reporter."

The Tribune, which for the second time in one day, surprised us by actually reporting facts:

• Gunman suspected of firing at police, sparking two West Side shootouts, dies
  
  A man suspected of firing a gun at police has died after officers shot him on the West Side on Saturday afternoon in Lawndale.
  
  The 26-year-old man was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital, where he was pronounced dead, officials said.

We don't know who pissed in the Tribune's cereal, but this is a welcome change from their usual bullshit. Let's see if it sticks.