A Headline And Lede We Wish We’d Written

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Headline:

Swine Flu Hogs News Coverage, Sows Fear

Opening line of the article:
Coverage of swine flu brought out the piggish side of the press – and some squealing from the public as well…

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Speaking of the Washington Times…

Props to Pruden:
Wesley Pruden has an especially good article noting that even our pandemics are subject to more hyperbole than ever. Check out Wesley’s article:A Pandemic of Panic — Are We Dead Yet?

Let’s just relax, everybody. More people have died in the U.S. from Spring Fever than swine flu — and no one’s ready to call falling in love a pandemic … yet.

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WHO warns that Spring Fever could mutate into Swine Flu … but only if you marry him….

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