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		<title>An Example of Bad Journalism</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is the worst case of journalism I&#8217;ve ever seen. The purpose of the article is obvious: paint Wal-Mart as big, greedy, evil and naughty-naughty. Let&#8217;s analyze what actually is going on.
The contract with Wal-Mart and the lady was that Wal-Mart doesn&#8217;t have to pay for your medical expenses if you get someone else to pay them. That makes sense. The CNN report calls that the &#8220;fine print&#8221;. BS. That&#8217;s not &#8220;fine print&#8221; that&#8217;s obvious. You don&#8217;t need to have medical expenses paid for twice.
The only reasoning given in this case for the lady (yes, I would say that this reporter tried everything in her power to flex a little influence for the &#8220;underdog&#8221; in this situation, regardless of the facts or contracts) is that &#8220;In 2007, the retail giant reported net sales in the third quarter of $90 billion.&#8221;
Read that again. Wal-Mart is a &#8220;Giant&#8221;. Understood &#8212; yet loaded ...


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