Fakers

I had the pleasure of being stuck in rush hour traffic home tonight. I noticed all the ads on the radio for the local news. They're full of teasers about tonight's stories. After dramatic voice over about some terrible thing that should cause us fear and concern, they end with some question they leave unanswered, and then urge you to "find out tonight at 11".

But given how local news likes to close each story with some wishy-washy truism like "only time will tell" or "that's up to a jury to decide", they never resolve the tension they create.

Radio ad: Is the drinking water causing cancer? Find out at 11

11 o'clock news: Maybe

So one more reason I hate TV news.