From the cricketing world, comes another example of media-baiting. I am not sure if this is a term already in use, but it is one that comes to mind when I read articles like this one, titled: Dhoni hits back at Hayden for Third World countries.
Rediff.com takes one sentence by MS Dhoni and conjures up a whole story, adding a "sarcastic tone" to the statement, no less, with an inflammatory headline to boot. Read through the article and see how little of it is really Dhoni responding to the "Third World" remark of Matthew Hayden. I hope Hayden is as discerning and reads the whole article before carrying a grudge the next time he pads up for his Chennai captain. If he does carry a grudge, then this (and other) websites will no doubt be at hand to break the "exclusive news".
I've heard of making mountains out of molehills, but this is reprehensible. Here the reporter is making up a retaliatory tone and then leading with it, to boot. Shame on you, Rediff!
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