Gotta Pay Before You Hike
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2014/08/30/grand-canyon-to-charge-hikers-fee-for-rim-to-rim-trek/?intcmp=latestnews There is a fee to get into the GC park which has been the norm; now there appears to be...
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rk911 wrote:
in my mind "slanting" an article means twisting or inventing facts to support a point-of-view.
Or changing a headline to do so. Which is what Fox did when lifting the article in its entirety from the Wall Street Journal.
Original Headline:
Grand Canyon to Charge Runners a Fee
As More Try Trip From Rim to Rim in a Day, Rescues Are on the Rise
WSJ Link
Fox's headline, the only revision:
Grand Canyon to charge hikers a fee for ‘rim to rim’ trek
If Fox had no agenda, why change only the headline, and especially changing the word "runners" to "hikers"? Very effective tool, too, judging from the fact that the O.P. practically quoted it verbatim in the threadtitle as if it was something affecting everybody hiking into the park, further stating in the threadstarter:
Mr.Beebo wrote:
There is a fee to get into the GC park which has been the norm; now there appears to be a fee to hike as well. I agree the parks need funds to operate, seems like the pot of water just keeps getting warmer and warmer while the frog sleeps.
