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mahatmakanejeeves

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15. The Associated Press goes with the sensational headline again.

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Fri Dec 10, 2021, 09:34 AM

Dec 2021

Last week, the AP talked up the employment number from the household survey.

Sat Dec 4, 2021: The Associated Press went with the 1.1 million number.

This week, the number didn't just go down; it plunged.

The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits plunged last week to the lowest level in 52 years, more evidence that the U.S. job market is recovering from last year's coronavirus recession.

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New jobless claims totaled 184,000 last week, reaching lowest since 1969 [View all] mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2021 OP

From the source: mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2021 #1

Notice headline has beatdown usage of "another"; then hid "improved much more than expected" inside. Bernardo de La Paz Dec 2021 #2

That's the source the Koch brothers pay me to use. I don't have any choice. NT mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2021 #3

I was noting it as an example of RW bias in the media. Sorry I was not clear on that. Bernardo de La Paz Dec 2021 #4

NEW HEADLINE: "New jobless claims totaled 184,000 last week, reaching lowest since 1969" progree Dec 2021 #5

You're permitted to update the headline, no rule in LBN that one must stick to the original headline progree Dec 2021 #6

I see. She keeps updating the article, but the update time doesn't change. mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2021 #8

The Total U.S. Stock Market Index is down 0.64% as of 2 PM ET. Apparently traders are progree Dec 2021 #7

Here's how the story appears at 2:13. There is no change in the timestamp. mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2021 #9

Edit - thanks, i just saw the OP title update 😊❤️ progree Dec 2021 #10

She changed the first paragraph within about five minutes of posting this morning. mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2021 #11

I hope you don't think anyone is expecting you to keep monitoring the story and title progree Dec 2021 #12

Hmm, The Total U.S. Stock Market closed down 1.07%, apparently this wasn't a market mover progree Dec 2021 #13

if you want a job right now, you have a job -- end of story cadoman Dec 2021 #14

The Associated Press goes with the sensational headline again. mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2021 #15