Ignorant Reporter

RonH · 05-23-2007, 02:24 PM

One of the rites of growing up is when you acquire enough experience and education on some subject matter to discover that the popular press coverage of that subject is terrible. It doesn't take a large leap of inductive reasoning to draw a conclusion about the quality of journalism in other subject matters.

Stev0 · 05-23-2007, 05:37 PM

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Just this morning, a couple of talking heads were reporting on how to save gas. One of them said, [not an exact quote] "it's best to keep the air conditioner on and the windows up because of . . . um . . . you know." Then she went on to say, [again, not an exact quote] "and with a truck you should lower the tailgate because of the bubble of air in the back."

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Oh, there's definitely a bubble of air. However, it's between the reporter's ears.

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05-23-2007, 02:24 PM	#11
RonH Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 549 My Car: 2004 Prius Model: Package: #6 Thanks: 0 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts Friends: 0	One of the rites of growing up is when you acquire enough experience and education on some subject matter to discover that the popular press coverage of that subject is terrible. It doesn't take a large leap of inductive reasoning to draw a conclusion about the quality of journalism in other subject matters.