Wednesday, October 15, 2008

Descriptional Discrepencies


Glenn Reynolds on the outcome of the election in Canada:
A BIG WIN FOR CANADA'S CONSERVATIVE PARTY.
But the headline in the Financial Times tells rather a different story:
Canada PM loses poll gamble
The Economist goes for a blended product, with a headline proclaiming "No change for Canada," while the article itself begins by stating that
IT IS an emphatic victory, even if the ruling party has failed, again, to secure a majority in parliament.