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    Great Moments in Journalism: The Elephant and the Jewish Problem

    GMIJfin.jpg Shy about submitting a nomination to Great Moments in Journalism? There's nothing to it!

    Today's nominee comes from Philadelphia's Evening Bulletin, a paper that is pretty much predicated on the notion that we're all going to hell. It reads like a parody and, for all we know, may very well be one. In any event, here's one of the great ledes of all time:

    When I first heard about the recently produced documentary, This Film Is Not Yet Rated, there was no real desire on my part to dig into the subject. After all, I thought, what has this got to do with ending abortion and stopping the spread of promiscuity that accompanies the entire panoply of birth control products?

    What Merits A Rating? [Evening Bulletin]


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