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imgrandojjo t1_ir0ssth wrote

I dislike the wording of this headline. The mission is not dead. A dead mission is one that didn't complete its objective. the orbiter is dead yes, but not the mission. This mission is complete. It did everything it set out to do and then some.

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JohnDoe_2408 t1_ir1f8l6 wrote

Exactly. The article itself is factual and even positive about ISRO, not sure why the headline is so negative.

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arcosapphire t1_ir1g88w wrote

Because journalists still sometimes try to report facts, but the job of an editor these days is to drive clicks at any cost.

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dadmou5 t1_ir1jqva wrote

Oddly enough, I didn't even feel like clicking on the link because the headline supposedly tells the entire story and unless you were super invested in the mission you won't bother wanting to read more after seeing the title.

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JohnDoe_2408 t1_ir1k1ax wrote

Exactly! I've actually seen this before, now that I remember it. And in the previous case, the "news aggregator" in question was admonished for picking the most anti-subject headlines to attract a particular sort of "crowd".

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bobstro t1_ir1gi00 wrote

I think the headline and those like it are anthropomorphizing for a public audience, but it seems to be a touchy subject. If a mission was completes its original mission on schedule and continues operating for multiples of that span, what is the "correct" (non-offensive) way of saying it "outlived" its original expected lifetime? Simply saying it's "complete" seems to downplay the significance of the event. "Completed its 6 month mission in 8 years" also doesn't celebrate the event. What would you consider less offensive?

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imgrandojjo t1_ir1wipa wrote

ISRO Mars orbiter transmits final signals, ending wildly successful mission for India's fledgling space program

There's your headline

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ilfulo t1_ir2qk00 wrote

Naa, i wouldn't be bothered with such an headline...sorry

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