Exam Question #1: This morning’s broadsheet print edition of the Manila Standard Today frontpaged the story “Senate calls him (PNoy) responsible; ratings plunge to lowest” with the following banner headline for it: (see image below, rightclicked from Manila Standard Today, used here non-commercially for educational purposes).
The banner headline reads: “Bad hair day for President”. Exam Question #1: This is a case of false reporting because of the use of the following word/words in the banner head: (A) Hair (false reporting) (B) Day (incomplete reporting) (C) President (improper emphasis) Explain your answer and take full responsibility for it without heaping all blame on the department assistant and staff.