Gas Prices in Atlanta, Chicken Little Reports the News!!
11 Alive Reports Breaking News, Maybe?
11 Alive's "Most Viewed News Story" on their website and heard being rebroadcast on the radio this morning is :
"7-Dollars A Gallon For Gas? In Worst Case Scenario, Maybe."
Honestly I should have stopped reading at maybe.
Wow, so I heard it on the radio, I thought, that gas prices were to rise to $7 a gallon. I was a bit panicked to say the least. I lost my Job last December and have been struggling pursuing a Career as a Comedian and Humorist while looking for a replacement job! I can barely fill up my car now when I need to and I don't even travel very often, thank goodness because I can't afford to replace the brakes, but I guess running out of fuel I cannot afford will certainly stop my vehicle.
I really hate to call someone or a company out but 11 Alive News Atlanta are you a serious "News" agency or did it turn to creative writing? At the very least put the disclaimer that comes after Law and Order saying that although this may depict real situations not facts were wrangled in the writing of this article.
Yes the Author of the article Keith Whitney did say maybe but he also said many experts!
Quit fussing at me! Keep Reading! You may giggle and think a bit!
11 Alive News Atlanta, are you hiring? I write, I am told I am pretty funny and I can certainly embellish or make up events. Without question I can make up scenarios of what could happen to get you guys on the radio or reprinted. I can certainly find MANY experts. Do they have to be experts on the topic I am writing about? Oh according to the article, I guess not, any old expert will do.
So the article clearly states "What Could Happen", based purely in speculation by some guy in Cobb County who is in charge of something and evidently the president of a financial company. I know he is an expert because the author quoted him in the article. Quoted him say "If and could" and of course "Domino Effect" because just saying that sounds scary. I believe he's an expert in something, but foreign policy or economics?
I am President of Worst Of Anything, and I think if we could get Luke Skywalker and Hans Solo back in flight, well we could send the Force with them and put an end to this whole worry. Or better yet, The Rock seems to need things to do, he is returning to wrestling. Or Brenden Frasier, I haven't seen him in a while. Oh Now Keith Whitney don't tell me they are actors and fictional characters they are no more fictional than the President of a financial company in Cobb County playing the part of Middle Eastern affairs Specialist, is it?
My FAVORITE part of the Article is where this spot on research oriented, truth seeking reporter, heads to the street and gets public opinion and quotes. Did he have a word count to fulfill? What were the chances he was going to find someone that said, "OMG Really? Gas is going up to $7 a gallon? Awesome, my kids were getting too fat, less food for them, without hurting their feeling".
