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Thursday, May 19, 2005

Same Article, Same Paper, Different Headline

Eli at Left I on the News catches the San Jose Mercury News running the same story two consecutive days--but with different headlines. From the M-N search page:
1. Core prices hold steady
By Jeannine Aversa / Associated Press
Big jumps in energy and food costs pushed consumer prices higher in April, but many other prices calmed down, easing fears about a broad outbreak of inflation.
Thursday, May 19, 2005 (MercuryNews.com)

2. Energy, food costs boost consumer prices
JEANNINE AVERSA / Associated Press
Big jumps in energy and food costs pushed consumer prices higher in April, but many other prices calmed down, easing fears about a broad outbreak of inflation. That sparked a rally on Wall Street. ... economists and investors, though, was that "core" prices - excluding volatile ...
Wednesday, May 18, 2005
So, for you Wednesday readers, it's runaway inflation. For Thursday readers, inflation is under control. Blog readers already know that newspaper headlines mean nothing.