Wednesday, December 9, 2009
Nasty news reporting
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Occasionally one sees such a perfect example of the tabloidization of even major (dare I say mainstream) news reportge that it must be mentioned aloud. The headline of this article is so misrepresentative as to be utterly mind-boggling except that one knows the intent was to snag readers. It is not Sandra Bullock and her mate who have been in a custody dispute - it is her husband and his previous spouse. The headline, of course, is intended to make readers smack their lips and gather salaciously for a nice juicy tidbit about yet another film egotist. But no, not true. It is simply a sad, difficult situation about people who once loved each other, one presumes, and had children together. Not an opportunity for engaging in the twisted schadenfreude of enjoying the misfortunes of super successful celluloid stars. Shame on CNN.
Labels: relationships, writing
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