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COMMENTS: MENTIONED IN PASSING
The network newscasts do not assign correspondents to all of the news of the day. If Tyndall Report readers come across videostreamed reports online of stories that were mentioned only in passing, post the link in comments for us to check out
Today's lone example was the MegaMillions lottery jackpot. All three networks voiced over videotape of the half-winner in Georgia picking up his check for $116m, which amounts to $80m after taxes. These jackpot headlines reek of bait-and-switch. If the half-winner is taking home $80m, how come the entire prize is announced as $390m, almost five times as much?
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