Sheriff: Balloon Boy Incident a 'Hoax'

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Posted by: Posted by Michael Bugeja - Oct 18, 2009 - 1:35 PM PDT
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by Michael Bugeja - Oct. 18, 2009

At last count 8,605 news outlets were covering this story, which is NOT quality journalism, but it is an icon of the times to show what news has become and what mobile technology is being used for by the 24/7 online and television sites.

CLick on TMZ (chosen because it covers entertainment) and read the advertisements--"How to French Kiss" and "Vyvanse, for adults with ADHD." Sadly, the publicity will enrich the Heenes (book contracts already in the works).

The sheriff also said this about Richard Heene: “His education level is only high school … he may be nutty, but he’s not a professor.” More »

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