| The Story | A small plane crashes on Friday
afternoon, injuring three. |
| News worthiness (1 to 5) |
*** |
| The Spin | If a pilot stubs his toe on
take off, every media outlet will be there to cover this "breaking
news." |
| The Story | A pipeline rupture in New Fairview
gets a ton of media attention. No one is hurt. No fire breaks out. |
| News worthiness | ** |
| The Spin | We liked it better when news
about New Fairview concerned a city council free-for-all. What happened
to those days? |
| The Story | Former Decatur resident Chuck Long
gets the lead in Steve Holy's upcoming music video for "Brand New
Girlfriend." "The only problem," the story said, "is that his new
girlfriend is a blow-up doll." |
| News worthiness | ** |
| The Spin | That works? |
| The Story | A teenager is detained after
storing a handgun near a photo during the Decatur Homecoming game.
According to police, he had previously been in trouble for "burglary of
a vehicle, assault, and tobacco product violations. |
| News worthiness | ** |
| The Spin | "We've always suspected a link
between smoking and gun-toting ganstas, and this may be the evidence we
need to finally make the connection. And let's just say Joe Camel
hasn't been ruled out as an accomplice." said one fictitious Decatur
police investigator. |
| The Story | Tom
Bishop of Decatur survives a helicopter crash while working for the
Texas Minutemen project . On it's web site, the Texas Minutemen request
donations to recoup the $170,000 loss. |
| News worthiness | *** |
| The Spin | They want to insure our
borders but not insure their helicopters? |