I echo John Gruber in my extreme disappointment that as we approach the 40th anniversary of the Apollo 11 landing, CNN.com’s headline story is tabloid fare on people convinced it was a hoax. I generally find CNN’s journalistic standards to be barely above those of their “iReporters,” but the decision to run this piece is troublesome and insulting to the men and women that worked tirelessly toward JFK’s mandate. Presumably – hopefully – CNN is saving some form of respectful commemeration for July 20, the date of the landing, and July 21, the anniversary of Armstrong’s momentous first step. In the meantime, the trash they’re serving up now merely recommits me to my daily habit of avoiding the site entirely.
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