Comments on: All the news that’s fit to miss

By: Christian Toto

Christian Toto — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 02:59:03 +0000

Great post. I’ve trained myself to take breaking news updates with a grain of salt. What a shame that a news consumer needs to treat news in such a manner.

By: Mr. Sideous

Mr. Sideous — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 20:15:25 +0000

I’m sorry, but I’d have to work hard to gin up enough interest to not care.

By: fritz8945

fritz8945 — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 18:55:34 +0000

The putter needs to remain in the golgbag when not on the green!

By: Stephanie

Stephanie — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 03:53:23 +0000

I was freaking out about this until it came out Tiger was home. So who wants to bet the fight was over the Enquierer artical? If Tiger cheated on his wife he is dead to me. And he got what he deserved.

By: Floyd

Floyd — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 03:29:21 +0000

Kenn… it’s akin to “The Boy Who Cried Wolf” scenario. The media overhypes, obfuscates, etc. so often that we won’t believe them when they do report on an actual pandemic, environmental disaster, etc.

By: Kenn Christenson

Kenn Christenson — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 03:22:54 +0000

I actually think it’s a good idea for people to take all their news with a grain of salt. Having worked in TV news, for a while, I can attest to the accuracy, or the lack thereof – most of it simple human error.

Where this could become a problem is with emergency situations like impending disasters – where people need to trust the info that they’re getting. Wonder if we’re becoming too jaded to actually take action, should an actual national or regional emergency occur?

By: Eric

Eric — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 22:12:22 +0000

Love the bottom-screen tickers running all day on the various football games, too. Despite the new news continuing to come in, very few (if any) changes to the narrative.

By: Raoul Ortega

Raoul Ortega — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 22:11:36 +0000

Is this really something new? I remember that on the day when John Hinckley tried to show his undying love for Jody Foster, initial reports varied as to the number of people he’d shot and their condition. I know I heard reports of not just Brady’s death, but one of the cops.

By: JohnFN

JohnFN — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 20:58:14 +0000

Reporters will always side with lazy, that’s a given. The thing is, even if it was just one reporter picking it up, it should put the fear of god into some editors that no one bothered to go out and confirm it for themselves. I never trust competing media sources when it’s my own byline going at the top.

By: Floyd

Floyd — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 20:52:03 +0000

I wonder if a reporter picked up the word at the scene or from a public safety worker and ran with it. If I remember I don’t think the hospital ever used the words “serious condition”. Either way it’s lazy — it would be much worse to make it up as opposed to a misinterpret.