Thread: "Floating" on the bottom of the pool
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Old 07-23-2012, 05:38 PM
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Originally Posted by MS Fowler View Post
My first line said " kudos to the 10 year old" He did exactly the right thing. His parents obviously are raising him with a decent set of values.

My beef has been with the news reporting. Every report, whether on our "standard" radio news/information station, or CBS, or Fox all used that same "floating face-down on the bottom of the pool"--not as a quote from the 10 year old, but as a statement of the situation.

Face it--You know I'm right.
It's because it is syndicated, obviously. It's AP.

Also I will concede that there are often errors that should not occur, but understanding the mechanisms behind the stories is crucial.
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