Pumps' Perplexities

In this modern world, we get our news from TV "sound
bites", "audio clips", various "blogs" and the few
remaining newspapers......But is "it" really news
anymore?......

Back in English class we were told that to report a story
properly, you needed the elements of "Who, What, Where
When and How".........Analyze your next news story for
the necessary components.......

WHO - Most often the name of the individual or persons
involved in the story are not released to the public.....It's
the last thing you see, most often, due to some political
correctness thing......

WHAT - This is about the only fact you may get......This
is the "story" of what happened.......Car crash, robbery,
fight, etc.......

WHERE - Now a days you are lucky if you get the "exact"
address as to where an event took place......What the
reporter tells you is the area of town, subdivision, or the
"block" number usually starting with the number "thousand".....

WHEN - This is another fact that you may get.....There is no
harm to anyone in telling you what time of the day an event
occurred......The time may be "rough" or "sometime during"
but you do get something........

HOW - Do not look for this information......Should there be
a crime involved, these days, the police do not want to give
out any secrets......No comments are made because the
event is, "Still under investigation"........

So in reality what do you get out of a news story these days......
"A SUV crashed into a telephone pole at 1:30AM......It is
suspected to have been driven by a male and has caused
an unestimated amount of damage.......The police are not
releasing facts pending their further investigation"......And
yes the real end of the story, "Stay tuned at 11 for further
(non) information"........Pumps