Case in point. Yesterday, on CBC Winnipeg radio, one of the news items announced was -
Firefighter taken to hospital after injuries sustained in a blaze.
Ok. Fair enough. Firefighters do an excellent job in this city, so this headline seemed newsworthy.
But then...
A firefighter was taken to hospital today after sustaining an injury to his eye. This occurred while fighting a house fire early this morning. Doctors have described the injury as 'a minor eye irritation.'
At the risk of sounding callous, I think they were scraping the bottom of the barrel with that story. Not that it's not newsworthy to someone. eg. "Hi honey! Just wanted to let you know I'll be a little late for lunch. Got a bit of smoke in my eye this morning and it's kind of itchy, so I'm at the hospital getting it checked out."
I had two minor eye irritations last year and nobody cared.
Greetings Tracey,
ReplyDeleteWell, I care about your minor eye irritations.
I have had the great pleasure of visiting Winnipeg. In fact, my step-dad was born there and my former spouse used to live in St. Boniface. Does anybody care?
Have a great week.
With respect, Gary:-)
Well, thank you Gary. I feel validated now :)
ReplyDeleteI was actually in St. Boniface yesterday.
Winnipeg is a great place, although most of the news stories here are about shootings and stabbings - so the odd eye irritation story is quite refreshing.
Tracey
Sounds rather more exciting than the news here. I’m not saying it’s dull, but: “Paper Boy Nearly Falls off Bike.
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That could have been a nasty accident...
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