NY Times' Objectivity
A man is walking by the zoo when he sees a little girl leaning into the lion's cage. Suddenly, the lion grabs her by the cuff of her jacket and tries to pull her inside to devour her right in front the little girl's screaming parents.
Thereupon, the man runs to the cage, hits the lion square on the nose with a powerful punch. Whimpering from the pain, the lion jumps back letting go of the girl, permitting the man to bring her to her terrified parents, who thank him endlessly.
A reporter has seen the whole scene, and addressing the man, says: 'Sir, this was the most gallant and brave thing I've ever seen.'
'Why, it was nothing,' said the man, 'really, the lion was behind bars and I knew God would protect me just as He did Daniel in the lions' den long, long ago. I just saw this little girl in danger, and acted as I felt was right.'
'I noticed a bible in your pocket,' said the journalist.
'Yes, I'm a Christian and was on my way to a bible study,' the man replies.
'Well, I'll make sure this won't go unnoticed. I'm a journalist, you know, and tomorrow's NY Times, the best newspaper in the world, will cover this on the first page.'
The journalist leaves. The following morning the man buys his NY Times to see if it indeed brings news of the incident. There, on the very first page, he reads the following headline in bold print: 'Right Wing Christian Fundamentalist Assaults African Immigrant at the Zoo and Steals His Lunch!'
