Thursday, February 10, 2011

News that isn't quite fit to print

This morning I received a CBC News Alert with the following text:

U.S. sources say Mubarak may step down today

Talk about an informative and substantive news alert. What better source is there for what's going down in Egypt than a speculative US government.

This thing could have been plausibly issued on any day since about January 25, 2011. Maybe next time they could try waiting to issue the News Alert until something actually happens or the source is at least from the government in question.

Update: The most recent CBC News Alert seems to be telling a story a little different than the one they posted earlier today. This one suggests that:

Egyptian President says he's staying until Sept. election

Maybe this is why it isn't wise to use sources who aren't really related to the story at hand?

Score
Cameron 28
Neil 0

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