While searching through the news on their website I happened to come across an interesting story in the money column. It was a story announcing a new program called "Eaten Alive" on the Discovery channel. The program was about a man who was suited up and willing eaten by a giant snake. Though it was interesting to read I was confused, why is an entertainment story in the money ctaegory? That has absolutely nothing to do with money and is not newsworthy. It's a human interest story and will not have a consecutive effect on our lives a couple monthes. It may seem important now or even next week, but its impact is small and can not drastically change our lives. While news under the money column should affect our financial decisions that will lead to many things that will last months down the road.. This story violates how newsworthy a real news story should be and what kind of story it should be labelled as.
WLKY snake story
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