The twisted media

So we all know that the media is twisted and is only interested in one thing - ratings. They'd rather have more readers than they would have news reported correctly.

Here is a perfect, if simple, example:

http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/sideshow/woman-gets-ticket-driving-2-miles-per-hour-211957738.html

The title of this article is:

Woman gets ticket for driving 2 mph under speed limit

But that's very misleading. The woman was ticketed for not getting out of the fast lane. The fast lane is for passing slower traffic. But when you are driving under the speed limit in the fast lane you are causing a traffic hazard.

While the video talks about her failure to move right, the article does not. It repeatedly talks about how she was ticketed for going too slowly, not for actually breaking the law. It even goes on to discuss how AAA is on her side because they are rewarding bad behavior this way.

Come on, news. This isn't a story. The story is that the cop got tired of people not following the rules and did something about it. Bravo, cop!