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Be carefull of media headlines...sometimes misleading

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Education & Training with Independent Leadership & Financial Fitness Consultant

Here is a great example of one such article...

http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/07/14/business/14bank.php

Now if you read the headline, it states simply "Analysts say more banks will fail".  Seems pretty scary and get's your attention.  But then read the article and you get a much more positive view of what's really going happening with the banking industry.  I've heard that journalists never write their own headlines, which you can see clearly with the link above.

Responsible journalism, wow...that would be nice!

 

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Gary L. Waters Broker Associate, Bucci Realty
Bucci Realty, Inc. - Melbourne, FL
Eighteen Years Experience in Brevard County

Headlines are supposed to grab the reader's attention. Unfortunately the headline is all some read.

Jul 14, 2008 02:41 AM
Mike Frazier
Carousel Realty of Dyer County - Dyersburg, TN
Northwest Tennessee Realtor

Karl,

You are right the headlines was very misleading.

Jul 14, 2008 04:49 AM
Kevin Robinson
Twin Falls, ID
Fractional Developer

When I was in college, I took a few journalism classes. Not the brightest bulbs in the socket in those classes.

Jul 15, 2008 01:27 AM