Scanning News Headlines to Understand and Make Sense of the World

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Most people read one or two news service and feel they are indeed in the know. They believe they have a handle on what is going on and why? Yet, having scanned literally 100s of new sources every day for over 9-years now, I can tell you that most people who read the newspaper articles written at an eighth grade reading level do not know what on Earth they are talking about.

In fact, I’d say they merely spout exactly what they are told and think that’s all there is. That is scary, because these people also vote. Now then, let’s look at the general news items that one would see if they read the New York Times, a local newspaper and perhaps a regional newspaper on February 11, 2009:

Elections very close in Israel – political tension mounts
Shipment Index 18-year Low
Boeing Gets $3B in C-17 Air Mobility Contract (C-17s)
UAE Installing Raytheon Patriot Missile Shield (Raytheon)
Nike Layoffs 1400
Muzak files Chapter 11
GM Cuts 10,000 More Layoffs – anyone left?
Southwest to Install Internet Access on Aircraft
USPS to Raise Stamps to 44 cents
Rockwell Collins – Announces huge layoffs
Indio Chamber of Commerce President forced out (financial chamber losses)
Total Cost for Bailout 2.5 Trillion from here 350 B from government more, private and FED
Stimulus Package has enough support to pass – only details now

Now, I ask you is this all that happened in the world on that day? Heavens no, in fact, I have a list of 40 items that were news worthy on that day and passed over 300 that I felt were not important, because they were either predictable or should have been expected, but this is from my point of view, someone whose been studying headlines and news for nearly 10-years on a daily basis.

Above, are only 13 items, see the point. So, I ask you have you yet considered what you are missing? Think on this.

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