Is this efficiency in the news

Question

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080807/ap_on_en_mo/people_morgan_freeman

Why would the authors of this story want to combine the story of Morgan Freeman's release from the hospital after an accident with the story of his pending divorce.

Is it lurid, or are they only saving on pixels, so they don't have to write two separate stories?

If you don't understand my point, don't let it worry you.

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Answer 1

I know what you mean, its lazy journalism, and I must admit pretty out pf place.

Answer 2

The kellyfa p answer contains just a link.

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Answer 3

A little tacky. No, a little more than that.

It probably would have been two stories had they been longer. No excuse, though. A matter of being lazy, I think.

Answer 4

As keefer... said, its lazy journalism. However, I would delete the word journalism altogether, and substitute sensationalism instead. Unfortunately such "reporting" is way too common these days. The only reason to add such nonsense into what should have been a basic news update is stir up controversy where none existed before, especially when the "report" ends by saying that there is no evidence of any kind to support what was being "reported."