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Wednesday, March 18, 2009

All The News That's Fit For Hyperbole

I read a gnawing article today in The New York Times that shows why people love to hate it.

In a story on technology interfering with jury trials, John Schwartz writes:

The use of BlackBerrys and iPhones by jurors gathering and sending out information about cases is wreaking havoc on trials around the country, upending deliberations and infuriating judges.

But a few paragraphs later, we see a problem with that assertion...

There appears to be no official tally of cases disrupted by Internet research, but with the increasing adoption of Web technology in cellphones, the numbers are sure to grow.

I would think this sort of self-contradiction wouldn't happen in a heavily-edited paper like the Times, but because the Old Grey Lady has acted as its own voice of authority for so long, it's nothing unusual. Note to reporters: be careful with your blanket statements. I've goofed here, and others will too.

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