Innacuracy is a Concern even in Weather Reporting!

It is amazing how negligence  day-to -day reporting affects readers. The readers depend on and trust their favorite news media to give them accurate information even when it comes to weather. One may wonder, why should that be a big concern that the weather forecast in a given newspaper is accurate? Afterall, there are alot of other weather report options that can be refered to for  better weather report information and comparison.   In this New York Times article, (http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/12/11/complaint-box-weather-forecasts/?scp=2&sq=NYT%20accuracy%20and%20credibility&st=cse ) a concerned reader is not bothered by the forecast being a forecast, but he is bothered by the fact that unlike in the past when weather reporters were referred to as forecasters, today they are referred to as meteologists which raises his expectations of their expertise. He also critique's the diction used in these weather reports and argues that some words and terms are increasingly being misused leading to misleading interpretation of the weather updates.

Accuracy or innacuracy in one section of a newspaper could affect the credibility of the entire newspaper. Hence, the importance of verification of data and diction before publishing even the "taken for granted" sections of the paper like the weather report.