Monday, July 19, 2010

The Truth Gets a Journalist Fired

This story goes to show you that you always have to evaluate the credibility of your sources. Along the way, it provides some pretty good information about motorcycle helmets.
http://jalopnik.com/5582380/how-the-truth-about-motorcycle-helmets-got-a-journalist-fired

What a shock. Magazines are influenced by what their advertisers want. I am so surprised. (That's sarcasm, by the way.)

You might say, sure Tom but this is just an enthusiast magazine, it's not a serious news source. Well, I happen to believe that we have to evaluate the credibility of ALL of our news sources. This is just a rare glimpse into how these decisions are really made. I don't believe it is unique to magazines.

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