RottenJohnny
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ORIGINAL: mnottertail I dont spose car plant closings had much to do with it. And it is yellow journalism. You didn't read the article thru, did you? I spent alot of time in Lansing, and alot of time in Detroit. Yeah, it sucks. South Carolina? Texas? very conservative and sucks. As a matter of fact, I did read the article through. Did you? From Wikipedia: quote:
Yellow journalism, or the yellow press, is a type of journalism that presents little or no legitimate well-researched news and instead uses eye-catching headlines to sell more newspapers. Techniques may include exaggerations of news events, scandal-mongering, or sensationalism. By extension, the term yellow journalism is used today as a pejorative to decry any journalism that treats news in an unprofessional or unethical fashion. From the ABC news story: quote:
Detroit has been participating in the NAEP test but this is the first time the city's individual results have been reported. Sixty-nine percent of Detroit children scored below basic level on fourth grade math and 77 percent of Detroit eighth graders scored below basic. The state appointed emergency financial manager Robert Bobb said no school district in the 40 year history of the test has ever registered such low number. “This is an abysmal situation,” he said. “Today is a sad day for the city of Detroit. It calls on all of us to express our outrage.” There were no measurable fourth graders at the advance level in math, 3 percent were proficient, 28 percent were basic. Among eighth graders, there were no measurable students at the advanced level, 4 percent were proficient and 18 percent were basic. How do you find this to be "yellow journalism"? Because Robert Bobb used the word "abysmal"? Granted, this report is quite old. Nonetheless, the situation hasn't improved much, if at all. Schools were still being closed as of last year. We have a new governor and he's appointed a new emergency manager. We can only hope he gets things turned around. BTW...how long ago were you here and how long did you stay?
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