Yesterday, on MSNBC, there were frequent mentions of the abduction of a baby in Lonedell, Mo. What the cable news outlet didn't mention, and what's been frequently mentioned in local media accounts of the kidnapping, is that the suspect has a female moustache.Why didn't MSNBC mention (during the period I was watching yesterday afternoon) the female moustache? Isn't this pertinent to the description of the suspect? There are not many women out there running around with moustaches.
If it were my child who were kidnapped, I'd want the information about the female moustache to be out there. In reporting, it's all about the who, what, where, when, how and (more difficult to answer) the why. In this case, the WHAT in terms of the suspect is "woman with female moustache."
I watched MSNBC again this morning. Reporter Michelle Hofland, reporting live from Union, Mo., had a three-minute segment from 9:01 CT to 9:04 CT that included questions from the anchor. Was the female moustache mentioned? No. They did another segment one hour later, and again there was no information about the female suspect's moustache.
Shouldn't we all be on the lookout for women with moustaches buying Lady Bics?
Yesterday, with the Powerball drawing close to $160 million, Wally and I decided to buy lottery tickets. We noticed that lottery tickets are now including information from Amber alerts on the ticket.
We were also pleased to learn that the lottery ticket did include all the salient information, including information about the suspect's female moustache.
I wonder if it's well-groomed?
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