re: #53 EPR-radar

Criticizing some kinds of magical thinking without hitting various sacred cows in this culture that are supported by nothing but magical thinking is >way too much work for most journalists these days.

Case in point

ABC News received advance warning of Jimmy Kimmel’s prank about a wolf supposedly prowling the athletes’ village in Sochi but didn’t steer other news organizations away from it, the network said Friday. The talk show host’s hoax was so realistic that despite the tip, even one of his own network’s news websites posted a story suggesting the report was real.

One media ethicist questioned whether a company that includes a major news organization should broadcast a joke that implied security problems at an Olympic Games where concerns about safety have been, and continue to be, a major issue. “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” airs every weeknight on ABC.

“Rented wolf” LOLOLOL