2007.09.07

An amazing day! 2007-09-07T16:04:57ZTitled entry permalink

After Conor O'Neill brought it up on Jaiku, I flicked on Sky News to see what whas going on.

The McCann media circus is still going. Flashed in front of my eyes is "breaking news". The reported exlaims that it is "an amazing day" over in Portugal.

It sure is amazing if you are trying to fill airtime and column inches.

How many gallons of outrage are going to be slathered over the front-page of the Maddy Express tomorrow?

Of course, the substance of the story was that it was a a big "shock", it was "stunning", and that various people thought that it was "ludicrous". Completely evidence-free, of course. Lack of substance is never a barrier to news coverage.

 

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Tom Morris
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