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Posted by Michael Bugeja - Nov 20, 2009 - 4:06 PM PST
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Every now and then NewsTrust member need to see poor journalism, and this is an example of it. Why is this so subpar? Let us count the ways: 1. The report is based on a news release by New York Department of Consumer Affairs. See: http://media-newswire.com/release_1106371.html 2. The third paragraph states that bad scales "could mean big penalties for you." That's contradicted a few pargraphs later. 3. The reporter apparently googled to see who else may have written about airport scales and learned the South Florida Sun-Sentinel did a real piece of journalism in 2008. See: http://www.sun-sentinel.com/business/custom/consumer/sfl-flzbaggagescales1026sboct26,0,2856273.story 4. The reporter believes the Sentinel reported ... More »
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