Friday, December 31, 2004

What the Hell is wrong with the Associated Press?:

Here is the list of the "Top Stories" this morning. See if you can spot the two that make me want to drop them as a news source-

Tsunami Death Toll Surpasses 119,000
Argentina Club Fire Kills at Least 174
Powell to Visit Nations Hit by Tsunami
Israel Missile Strike Kills Palestinians
U.S. Releases New Memo Defining Torture
FBI Probes Lasers Aimed at Plane Cockpits
Snow, Winds Beset Storm-Weary California
Hilton Arrives Late for Fla. Club Opening
Report: Stewart Loses Contest in Prison
D'backs, Yankees Reach Deal on Johnson

This is beginning to be an everyday occurrence. Did Murdoch buy them?

They also have had wild, contradicting headlines- Reuters will report "Jobless Claims Up, Economy Sluggish" while the AP will have something to the effect of "12000 Jobs Created, Shows Economy on the Mend" or some such shit. Total opposite of what everyone else is reporting.

Did I miss something?