Chef Jim Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 Perhaps "headline" is the wrong term. When you pull up Yahoo's home screen there is a picture in the middle of the screen and stories that run along the bottom in groups of 4. These stories have a picture and a brief description and a headline, and link to a full story. The headline on the actual story isn't necessarily identical to the one on the Yahoo home page. I was under the impression that those were added by Yahoo, but I suppose it's possible AP could provide that content as well. It's not that there is anything inherrently wrong with the article itself, other than the fact that it was written in the first place. It's the selective disclosure we were talking about before. The point of the story is that the members of Congress might let politics affect their decisions, which is about like reporting that the sun might well rise tomorrow. The reason it's biased is because they're presenting it as though it is somehow unique to this Congress (which implies it's a break from the behavior of the previous congress) and because they didn't run these stories when the Dems took control in 2006. Your first mistake was going to People Magazine.....I mean Yahoo for your news. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chilly Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 (edited) The original headline was quite disparaging. That's pretty much all this thread amounts to. It did it's job, though. Got a bunch of idiots (incl me) on a political message board to click on the story. Edited January 4, 2011 by BlueFire Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted January 5, 2011 Share Posted January 5, 2011 It did it's job, though. Got a bunch of idiots (incl me) on a political message board to click on the story. But if that were the only purpose a headline served, every headline would be "Naked chicks! See Them Here!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanker Posted January 5, 2011 Share Posted January 5, 2011 But if that were the only purpose a headline served, every headline would be "Naked chicks! See Them Here!" Link, damn it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef Jim Posted January 5, 2011 Share Posted January 5, 2011 Link, damn it! Place cursor over favorites on your browser and click. Click folder named porn. Click on one of the 10,384 links listed. Really, was that hard? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted January 5, 2011 Share Posted January 5, 2011 Link, damn it! If you can't find "naked chicks" on the internet without help, you have serious cognitive problems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chilly Posted January 5, 2011 Share Posted January 5, 2011 But if that were the only purpose a headline served, every headline would be "Naked chicks! See Them Here!" Well, yeah, but that's one of the main functions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booster4324 Posted January 6, 2011 Share Posted January 6, 2011 White House loses nearly a quarter of its value In January 2009, when President Obama and his family moved in, the fair market value was listed as $292 million. Now Zillow says the property is worth just $252 million — even with all the redecorating the Obamas have done since moving in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanker Posted January 6, 2011 Share Posted January 6, 2011 There goes the neighborhood! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RkFast Posted January 6, 2011 Share Posted January 6, 2011 (edited) But if that were the only purpose a headline served, every headline would be "Naked chicks! See Them Here!" I've always contended that the NY Daily News has a rotation of the following headlines to sell papers: 1. Look at what that white guy did to that black guy!!!!!!! 2. Look at what that white republican on Fox News said!!!!! 3. The NY Yankees! On the other side of town, the NY Post has a rotation of the following: 1. "Naked chicks! See Them Here!" Newspapers play to the LOWEST common denominator in order to move product. Always have. Edited January 6, 2011 by RkFast Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
birdog1960 Posted January 6, 2011 Share Posted January 6, 2011 White House loses nearly a quarter of its value neoclassical architecture is so yesterday...we need to tear it down and rebuild postmodern. the huge windows would symbolically add transparency and the value would skyrocket. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanker Posted January 6, 2011 Share Posted January 6, 2011 neoclassical architecture is so yesterday...we need to tear it down and rebuild postmodern. the huge windows would symbolically add transparency and the value would skyrocket. You mean like this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted January 7, 2011 Share Posted January 7, 2011 You mean like this. It's beautiful because it's "green". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanker Posted January 7, 2011 Share Posted January 7, 2011 It's beautiful because it's "green". Look for a bill to rename it "The Green House" then. It'll be another sign of the apocalypse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave_In_Norfolk Posted January 7, 2011 Share Posted January 7, 2011 The Liberal Media is just part of the big conspiracy. Everyone is out for us. We Conservatives have a target on us. The Liberal Media just churns out the lies and people buy it, that's why we are slaves. You can't trust anyone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gene Frenkle Posted January 7, 2011 Share Posted January 7, 2011 The Liberal Media is just part of the big conspiracy. Everyone is out for us. We Conservatives have a target on us. The Liberal Media just churns out the lies and people buy it, that's why we are slaves. You can't trust anyone. I've go a solution for you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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