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To: Lane3 who wrote (21095)	6/15/2006 3:07:35 PM
From: mph	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 541274

I would certainly agree that some headlines can be misleading, such as where the text does not support the characterizations contained in a headline. In these particular cases, I didn't think that the headlines were misleading. I doubt that anyone would think that a reference to "scientists" necessarily meant that the POV of ALL scientists was being presented. That could hardly be possible in many, if not most, instances, at least wrt controversial issues. A quick Google search shows a lot of headlines referring to scientists finding this or that: google.com It's at least implicit that certain groups of scientists are being referenced as opposed to all scientists. I'd be more concerned with outright misrepresentations in a headline which do not comport with the text. And that certainly does happen. I'll keep an eye out for illustrations. None come readily to mind at the moment.