pmcnamara
News Editor

At least 49 out of 50 readers will want to know

Opinion
Oct 13, 20101 min

When glaringly obvious questions go unanswered

Here’s the main headline on the Associated Press story: “Officials in 49 states launch foreclosure probe.”

Here’s the sub-headline right below the main headline: “Attorneys general in 49 states launch probe into problems with documents used in foreclosures.”

And here are the first few words of the first sentence of the actual story: “Officials in 49 states have launched a joint investigation …”

OK, class, what’s the question that is bound to be on almost every reader’s mind right about now?

The answer is … not … in … the … story. (At least not as I type; perhaps they’ll come across with it in an update.)

(Update: Mystery solved, courtesy of CNN. Seems Alabama was just late to the party.)