RADAR ALERT: Everett Herald Turns Valentine’s into a Day of Violence and Fear

In recent years domestic violence advocates have attempted to hijack Valentine’s Day, and turn a day devoted to love into a day consumed by fear. Julie Muhlstein's January 23 article in the Everett (Washington) Herald is a perfect example. Her article, "The Dark Side of Love" is filled with distortions and sensationalistic journalism.

The article implies that Valentine's Day is a particularly dangerous time for women. That's false! An Indiana University study recently found that Valentine's Day is the one holiday when violence decreases.

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Contact the Everett (WA) Herald and tell them:

1. Julie Muhlstein’s "Dark Side of Love" represents a highly biased and sensationalized portrayal of domestic violence which ignores the 510 men who are killed by their girlfriends and wives every year, as cited at http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/pub/pdf/ipv.pdf.
2. The article makes repeated statements that are demonstrably false, e.g., “Pregnancy is the second most likely time violent crime will happen.” In fact, many experts believe pregnant women are less likely to suffer from violence, as discussed here: http://slate.msn.com/id/2111390.
3. The article is an obvious effort to malign men and to frighten women.
4. The editors at the Everett Herald need to start doing some fact-checking, and stop accepting the claims of domestic violence advocates at face value.

Here's the contact information:

1. Executive Editor: Stan Strick

Email: strick-at-heraldnet.com

Telephone: 425-339-3000

2. Reporter: Julie Muhlstein

Email: muhlsteinjulie-at-heraldnet.com

Phone: 425-339-3460

3. Letters to the Editor:

Email: letters-at-heraldnet.com

Snail mail:

Letters to the Editor

The Daily Herald Company

PO Box 960

Everett, WA 98206

(Include your name, address, and daytime telephone number)

Please mention you are contacting the Herald in response to a RADAR Alert.

Fifteen years of this sort of distorted reporting has produced the unfair DV policies we have in place today. It's time we demand that reporters and editors live up to their high-minded statements of ethical principles.

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