WBBM-TV reports that elementary school principal Georgette Watson died unexpectedly during a root canal procedure. Tragic as this may be, the station's irresponsible reportage of the event cannot be excused.
It was Machiavelli who suggested that an early task for would-be dictators is to seize control of the newspapers (which at his time were the sole source of public information.)
"Thick as a strand of hair," researchers say. But HOW LONG must it be to deliver a useful amount of current? Another example of sloppy science reporting.
The Associated Press chose to file amongst its "strange news" stories a squib about Indiana students being suspended because of dress-code violations. Why?
WAFB-TV shrills: "FEMA TRAILER SECURITY SCARE: Same Key Could Open Multiple Trailers; 118,000 Locks Might Need Replacing." The story is far less interesting than the headline.
