The Argus strikes again.
The Sioux Falls Argus Leader's website is really annoying. It's updated daily with the top stories from the print edition and that's fine, but every few days they decide that something merits being labeled "Latest News," or "Breaking News." They use a big font and they put a timestamp on it to make people think that the story is groundbreaking. Rarely though, do any of the things they report merit special attention.
Today, two stories met their "Latest News" requirements. The first one is this, a story about a Scoutmaster facing child pornography charges. Okay, so that is a big deal, especially in a town the size of Sioux Falls. The second story, however, is this. That's right, high school wrestling rankings. Anyone who's spent any time in SoDak can tell you that high school sports rankings are published roughly once a week in just about every newspaper. Pretty soon they'll be including a Social Calls report like the ones in small town weekly papers.
Why does the Argus insist on trying to trick us? All they're doing is demeaning the importance of the real stories, like the one about the Scoutmaster, and encouraging people to get their Sioux Empire news from a more professional source. Anyway, what the Argus chooses to put on its website probably isn't that big of a deal, but this has been bothering me for a few months and I'm feeling kind of whiny tonight. Please, go on about your business.
Today, two stories met their "Latest News" requirements. The first one is this, a story about a Scoutmaster facing child pornography charges. Okay, so that is a big deal, especially in a town the size of Sioux Falls. The second story, however, is this. That's right, high school wrestling rankings. Anyone who's spent any time in SoDak can tell you that high school sports rankings are published roughly once a week in just about every newspaper. Pretty soon they'll be including a Social Calls report like the ones in small town weekly papers.
Why does the Argus insist on trying to trick us? All they're doing is demeaning the importance of the real stories, like the one about the Scoutmaster, and encouraging people to get their Sioux Empire news from a more professional source. Anyway, what the Argus chooses to put on its website probably isn't that big of a deal, but this has been bothering me for a few months and I'm feeling kind of whiny tonight. Please, go on about your business.
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