Only Human

People love to send out emails involving dumb newspaper headlines or articles. For example…

‘An Australian Army vehicle, worth $74,000, has gone mysteriously missing after being painted camouflage.’

or

‘Debra Mountain likes shopping at the Dollar Palace because it’s convenient and casual. “I don’t have to get all dressed up like I’m going to Wal-Mart or something,” she said.’

Ok…first off…really?! Secondly, as a newspaper writer, do they realize what they’re reporting is making everyone laugh because of the clear stupidity of it? Or is it just anther run of the mill for them? And at the same time…are these stories fulfilling as a reporter? I mean, personally my goal as a reporter would be the New York Times writing about political scandals and international drug busts, nothing less. Then again, I am a 27 year old art history graduate working at a museum of science and technology and at a position pretty similar to a secretary. So who am I to judge?!

But back to the main point…do the reporters realize this? And why don’t editors catch the crazy and slightly indecent headlines… such as “Student Excited Dad Got Head Job.” I mean, don’t they recognize that everyone’s mind is always in the gutter. They should really be paying attention to these kinds of things. Well, they are only human I guess.