[cairns]

I totally agree. And it's not just the political stories.

My latest example: The headline in the WP Metro section says "Search for Biker Continues". The story reveals that a PG county cop smashed into the back of pickup truck in rush hour while engaging in a high speed chase of the biker. The pickup was pushed in the opposite lane and killed two people. It goes on to chronicle how upset the victim's relatives are.

No description of the biker or why he was being chased. No words describing how and why the cop was authorized to chase the biker at high speed on a crowded beltway. No description of alternative methods used to catch the biker (or if there even were any). No follow up (been three days now).

Not only is the headline misleading (how about "Two Die in Freeway Chase" instead?) the reporting sucks.

Could it have been possible the biker was just speeding? Or maybe he just gave the cop the finger? Or is he a serial killer? A wanted terrorist?? Did the cop break the rules? What are the rules? How fast was he going? What did the witnessess say? Why not radio ahead? Or did he radio ahead?

No wonder newspaper circulation is declining. It's just not worth paying for this *****.