Not The News
April 28th, 2008Not The News
In Black And White
There are plenty of things that annoy me with news reports. Actually, there are plenty of things that annoy me in general - but we’ll stick to news reports for this post.
Why do we need to know the color of the vehicles involved in an accident?
For example, these excerpts are from an Atlanta newspaper:
The accident occurred about 8 a.m. when a 17-year-old driving a burgundy Jeep Cherokee was northbound on Old Canton Road, said Officer Cassie Reece, a Cobb police spokeswoman.
A “burgundy” Jeep you say? Hmmm… Is this is subtle hint that alcohol was involved?
The driver of the Jeep did not see a gold Nissan Maxima at Nestle Creek Drive, which was making a left turn onto Old Canton Road, Reece.
A “gold” Nissan Maxima??? I assume this is more valuable than the “silver” Nissan Maxima?
Clearly, the drunk Jeep Cherokee plowed into the valuable Nissan Maxima. Why not just say that to begin with?
I know the real reason behind this type of reporting is that the reporter - and I use that term loosely - gets this information directly from the police reports. Journalism isn’t what it used to be.
