The RedEye, the “trib sib” with the largest circulation numbers in Chicago, has taken their “concise and authentic” reporting to new levels, specifically the concise part. The Nation section, one of the scant spots of actual news in the publication, has unveiled a new format this week. My favorite part is where they highlight the most important words in their already less-that-30-word descriptions of news happening around the nation. It says, if you can’t read the text from my amazing camera shot:
“4 FATALLY STABBED IN FISHING TOWN
A young man wielding a 5-inch knife stabbed four people to death Tuesday in Sitka, Alaska, before officers subdued him with a stun gun, police said”
In this example, they’re clearly NOT trying to sensationalize the news, right? However, they really do know their readers since that’s about all I had time to read this morning on the train in between my hangover and class.
I guess they thought highlighting “stabbed four people to death” would be a little too grotesque for the morning commute.
I’m sure they caught the eye of a few knife enthusiasts, at least. Underrated demographic.
Well, I suppose the trib got what it wanted, your attention, although the highlighting business must be for the people who are in a super hurry and can only read 5 words instead of 15.
This is the funniest thing I’ve seen in a while. Thanks for pointing this out; I missed it.