Sean McGovern
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RTÉ : Victim's son recalls Christmas identifying father's body
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McGovern framed as a cold, calculating adversary with moral contempt for human life
Loaded language and moral condemnation from the victim's son is reproduced uncritically, portraying McGovern as deliberately cruel and remorseless.
“He watched and tracked our dad for nine long months with countless chances to walk away, to change his mind and to choose a different path, but he didn't.”
Independent.ie : Sean McGovern sat working on sudoku puzzle as court heard details of his role in …
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Portrays McGovern as morally corrupt and unrepentant
[sensationalism] contrasting his calm sudoku activity with murder plot details to imply cold-blooded indifference
“Sean McGovern sat working on sudoku puzzle as court heard details of his role in murder plots”