Facts Optional

"Never let the facts get in the way of a good story" has, for centuries, been used to describe a biased or slanted news story. 

Taking that one step further, why bother with facts, when you can make stuff up to support your editorial position?

The Journal Gazette offers us a prime example of stating a fact with nothing to support the fact except their own words. In today's editorial the J-G weeps for Indiana Tech's dying law school .... AKA "the 20 million dollar mistake", and using made up "facts" to support their point. 

Uh, not so fast, kids. As a respected, former City Council President pointed out on his Twitter feed today, there are, in fact at least 3 law schools within 100 miles of Fort Wayne. They are Ohio Northern University Pettit College of Law in beautiful Ada, OH, a breezy 78 miles down US30 from Fort Wayne. But wait, there's more. Also within 100 miles of our town is the College of Law at the University of Toledo, just a stone's throw from Toldeo's famous Tony Packo's and 95 miles up US 24. Last, but not least, is the Notre Dame Law School, within sight of Touchdown Jesus in South Bend, just 92 miles up the road. 

The point is this: The established media, newspapers included, can no longer get away with pissing on the reader's leg and tell them it's raining.