Wednesday 29 April - Headline on TCP
Is it just me, or is does the huge banner headline in today’s TCP seem a little speculative? Sort of like there is a big global story happening out there, and the poor old Post is desperately trying to align itself (and our location) with the doom? I mean strewth, any number of events “Might” occur, but really, it’s not actual news until it happens or is demonstrably imminent. This word “might” is not only wishy washy, but also mighty convenient for raking up a sensational headline to preempt an event that hasn’t happened (here) yet. That one word, removes all trace of fact and credibility from the headline. Disappointing because the issue itself was reasonably well covered with information about strategies being employed to detect and combat this nasty.
Of course I fear the reporting of the first actual confirmed case here, more than the disease itself.
Someone passed this on - classic!
While there has been a gap between my recent posts, Today’s Cairns Post moved me to write once again. Our dirty little tabloid has once again fallen for sensationalism before journalism. The front page today has our Mayor Val Schier on the cover, with the headline “Cash for Comment”.
Val Schier clearly stated that she knew nothing of any commercial arrangement that was allegedly brokered by the Council’s media manager until Sno Bonneau asked a question in Council at yesterday’s meeting. She has stated that she has no idea how the arrangement came about and would never have agreed to it. (however, this only appears at the end of the article, which is conveniently on another page!). She immediately asked the CEO to investigate the allegation and he reported back that NO money had been paid to 4CA and no invoices have been received. (this also buried at the end of the article)
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