I tend to trust news stories in a general, as opposed to a specific, manner. This is mainly due to the infotainment industry's desire to be first with the story at the cost of accuracy.
By way of example, suppose the hypothetical news story is that a man, William Jones, robs a bank at 3:00 PM in Widget City. He shoots and kills the guard and one of the tellers, then escapes in a late model blue car with $5000 in cash. If this is the first account of the event, I would accept that a bank was robbed in Widget City. I reserve judgment on the details until later stories.
For the record, I mistrust EVERYTHING from Auntie Beeb until and unless confirmed by at least two other sources. I wouldn't believe the BBC if they told me water was wet.
Boru
By way of example, suppose the hypothetical news story is that a man, William Jones, robs a bank at 3:00 PM in Widget City. He shoots and kills the guard and one of the tellers, then escapes in a late model blue car with $5000 in cash. If this is the first account of the event, I would accept that a bank was robbed in Widget City. I reserve judgment on the details until later stories.
For the record, I mistrust EVERYTHING from Auntie Beeb until and unless confirmed by at least two other sources. I wouldn't believe the BBC if they told me water was wet.
Boru
‘I can’t be having with this.’ - Esmeralda Weatherwax
