Listening to sports radio this morning to hear about yesterday's "report first, ask questions later" latest screw up. Seems that "An accident on Terry Bradshaw Passway" somehow morphed into "Terry Bradshaw passed away from a heart attack" and made the rounds on the airwaves and internet.
Of course, this is just a small example of journalism's drive to be the first to break a story in any genre, facts be damned. But we could possibly have some fun with it...
I'll start with a typical lame example, and you truly creative folks can do it up right
"Indianapolis Colts quarterback Peyton Manning thumbed his way through questions about his injured throwing hand on Wednesday."
Becomes:
Distraught from injuries, Peyton Manning has left the Colts and is hitchhiking back to his home town.
Hello...I am an educator and musician living in the beautiful Pacific Northwest. Baseball and poker are my interests here...beyond that, about all I follow is Gonzaga Basketball and whatever tidbits I can pick up to avoid getting totally crushed in my football pool.
