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I note tonight that the BBC's main news page is running at the moment, well above the 'fold', a headline announcing a study that reveals the world's condom manufacturers make the things generally too big to be suitable for the male population of India. Accompanying the link, a photo of a handful of glistening pale yellow samples, close up. Not surprisingly, this headline also tops the site's list of the day's most-read articles.A few years ago, I clearly recall, they ran a similar front-pager on a study that revealed the same unfortunate fact with regard to the condom-using demographic of Germany.
Well, whatever keeps people paying attention, eh? I can't help picturing an editorial board of pimply fourteen-year-olds snorting into their hands as they spin about in designer chairs around a smart London conference room.
I hardly ever actually read the articles at the BBC site anymore. It's long since I felt I could expect consistently serious or fair accounts of major stories there. Now I really should find a better place to get a glance at what's making the frigging international headlines.
(Trouble is, I really like the BBC site layout.)
Later: So – fed up, for the time being I've changed the bookmark that was 'bbc' to 'r' for Reuters, who have a somewhat improved page set-up since the last time I looked (months ago).
Reuters runs the condom headline somewhat below the fold, at least, and in their off-beat category – and it's only reached number two on their 'most read' list. Well ... it's a step.
posted by paul bowman @ 7:30 PM
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