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Here are two reporters from the same newspaper who really should compare notes before writing stories.

First up we have the story of an unexpectedly low turnout of Christmas shoppers this weekend.

Immediately following that we have the story of an unexpectedly high turnout this weekend.

Click for bad eyesight correction.

Christmas sales are up and down this year.

*Update* - The Angry Exile also has an example of journalism that just doesn't add up.

4 Comments:

Angry Exile said...

Maybe they'd all gone home by 10am? Or maybe this is just more pre-school level innumeracy.

Bucko said...

Maybe. I say that piece at yours. Useless cants.

Bucko said...

'Saw' that piece. Dammit

Angry Exile said...

Funnily enough I just nicked from yours for an update. Lesson #2 of the course comes from Prof Bucko.