Did anyone see the front page of Saturday's Vancouver Sun? They pulled off quite a trifecta. Three teasers, above the fold. From left to right, it was:
"Teen could face death penalty," about the confessed killer of Diana O'Brien (see previous post).
"Inside the U.N. gang," a look at gang activity in Vancouver.
"Back to the wild," a story about orphaned bear cubs raised in captivity being released.
In other words, respectively, stories designed to make you feel righteous anger, to make you afraid, and to make you go 'awwww.'
Or, as I like to put it, they've nailed the 'grrrr' factor, the 'brrrr' factor and the 'purrr' factor. All before we even unfold.
I HATE stories that manipulate, that try to control how I feel.
But that's the Vancouver Sun for you.
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