The significance of the 2011 Great Storm of Doom:
As Hurricane Irene swung north Thursday, putting the Washington region in its sights, Maryland and Virginia declared a state of emergency and Sunday’s dedication of the memorial to the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. was postponed.
That's the WaPo lede graf on its banner story. So you know equal weight must be given to
(a) The emergency -- the death of innocents, jillions in damages (and)
(b) A delay in dedicating a statue.
What I dream of is journalism with a sense of proportion.
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Here is a bulletin from The Associated Press. Scientists have confirmed that a huge asteroid will strike Earth on Sunday, wiping out the human race. World stock markets tumbled on the news.
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Women and minorities hardest hit. Film at eleven.
Dang. Ya beat me to it.
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