Why I don't miss working at newspapers: Part 1,367

Stupid headlines. Really. Let's examine this headline found at Statesman.com this morning

"Katrina effect" boosts Texas economy

Now, I don't know if to blame the Statesman for this headline, or Bloomberg News since it's their story. First off, I'll just state that, usually, whenever there is quoted matter in a headline, that phrase is usually found somewhere in the story. So, upon reading the story, there is no mention whatsoever of this so-called "Katrina effect", which can either mean that it was originally in the story and it got cut out for space reasons (which, you know, if that was the case for print, why not just print the whole, uncut story online) or the newspaper is trying to make some "catchy" name for what's mentioned in the story (and newspapers are notoriously guilty for this).

And why "Katrina effect"? Are they trying to compare this to the butterfly effect? Because that's just lame. And it's kinda inaccurate, really. Because, you know, a hurricane that causes huge amounts of damage is not a small change. Oy.

Oh, if only they were referencing Katrina and the Waves. OK, I'm done now. End rant.