So, busy news day, right? Presidential debate tonight, markets tanking around the world, crisis in Darfur, Fed buying commercial paper in a totally retro move, Fed easing (maybe), Iceland going into the dumper, wars on two fronts for the US, riots in Bangkok, China rumbling about the Nobel prize, Mugabe stonewalling on the formation of a “unity” cabinet, and you know, at least a few hundred other things, and CNN puts these four items above the fold, near the top of its homepage.
Skinny dipper makes splash at Japanese palace
Formula One drops Canadian Grand Prix
Photos show Mercury up close
Esquire names ‘Sexiest Woman Alive’
Learn judo with Vladimir Putin DVD
Of course, this is the same network that has opted–in lieu of actually investing in more reporting assets of its own–to run random people’s twitters across the screen. Next, they’ll pre-empt debate coverage with Top 40 Hollywood Boob Jobs. (If they use that, I want royalties.)
