“The timing of these actions could not be more significant for the committee. Bannon’s sentence strikes at the heart of Mr Trump’s orbit and represents one of the most high-profile punishments yet handed down to his backers, several of whom have faced federal investigations. The outcome of a case like Bannon’s, which is inextricably linked to the Capitol riot, could point to more turbulent times ahead for Mr Trump, and other top lieutenants.”
Why is Trump referred to as “Mr” and Bannon isn’t?
No. Uncle Huang who stumbles a round a rice paddy with no education, is referred to as “Mr Huang”, whereas the bloke interviewing him who has a doctorate in whatever, is called “Bob”. Check out the Discovery etc. channels.
Don’t be obtuse, mate. Why is Trump called “Mr”, but Bannon isn’t?
Why is the bloke tramping in a rice paddy called “Mr”, but the professor interviewing him is called “Bob”?
This is the part I don’t really get. I’m not sure there’s a connection to the first question anyway. It might be a convention of political speech. Like they refer to a former head of state as Mr or Ms as a rule.
With Dahmer, I’m not sure whether The New York Times, which has a reputation for generosity in its use of Mr., has come to a decision about that. But I’ve found a Dahmer story in which it drops the Mr.:
It’s apparently BBC style to not use “Mr” etc. for convicted criminals:
Mr, Mrs etc should be used, except for convicted criminals - and also journalists, sports people, authors, actors, artists, musicians and entertainers in their professional capacity (eg: Throughout the interview, Paxman refused to be sidetracked. But: The burglars entered Mr Paxman’s house). Court reports, in the UK and abroad, should give defendants an honorific unless and until they are convicted.
In choosing between Miss, Mrs and Ms, try to find out what the person herself uses, and stick to that. Avoid foreign honorifics (eg: Herr, Madame or Signora).
There is no ban on using honorifics with the dead: it’s a matter of judging what is appropriate eg: A man murdered in front of his family does not immediately become “Smith”; he remains Mr Smith. It would be difficult to defend a court report where the victim was “Smith” and the alleged killer “Mr Jones”.
Actually what you said might be right. I mean, in the past Mr, Ms, etc… was widely used in the press and in some other contexts, but not much anymore. However Trump is an ex president and there might be a convention to address presidents and fauna of the kind as Mr.
The newspapers style guides used to be public, and I just found the one from The Times but as a PDF you need to purchase… I wonder if we can get the relevant style guide for this case and solve that question.
