Covering the daily news sometimes yields the satisfaction of revealing surprising new insights into our world, but just as often involves dispatching some poor reporter to spend hours confirming an all-too-obvious pre-packaged premise.
Murderous Moms Kills For ??? Reasons. What we kinda already knew: “Familicide — the term for killing family members — is rare, experts say. The crimes are even more stunning when women are the killers. Experts say domestic violence, mental illness or depression often precedes murder-suicides.”
Nasty Internet Comments Can Hurt Businesses. Conclusion we could’ve written in advance: “Comments are usually anonymous. They can help or harm, more often the latter, critics say. But then there are businesses that use Yelp to build a huge following.”
Plano Police on Alert After Last Week’s High-School Rumble. Department of unsurprising follow-up stories: “Five Plano teens were arrested, and cell phone video of the fracas quickly spread on social media. Thursday night, the Plano school district is warning students that more misbehavior after Friday night football games could land them in handcuffs.”
