Print Media Too Fast on the Draw
30/09/08 11:44 Filed in: In the News
Don’t believe everything you read. A number of weekly news magazines and papers printed completely false information. In a crunch to get papers to print, some editors made the regretful decision to ASSUME legislation for the huge AIG bailout would happen before Monday. It didn’t, but the magazines and papers were already beyond print and in the mail with references to the bailout written past tense -- as though it was a historical fact.
Inserting references to the bailout gave more color and substance to articles that referenced sales forecasts for the coming holiday season. But as of today, the bailout has not happened, and Wall Street is actually rebounding as I write. What will happen this afternoon, tomorrow, or the rest of the week is still an unknown.
Embed this event of incorrect news reporting in your mind and use it to background economic news and predictions for the coming holiday season. Don’t believe everything you read or you just might read yourself into a depression! Focus less on “the news” and more on the worthiness and promise of your business.
Inserting references to the bailout gave more color and substance to articles that referenced sales forecasts for the coming holiday season. But as of today, the bailout has not happened, and Wall Street is actually rebounding as I write. What will happen this afternoon, tomorrow, or the rest of the week is still an unknown.
Embed this event of incorrect news reporting in your mind and use it to background economic news and predictions for the coming holiday season. Don’t believe everything you read or you just might read yourself into a depression! Focus less on “the news” and more on the worthiness and promise of your business.