Thursday, November 5, 2015

School evacuated in Lake Worth, FL? News from NBC5/WPTV and ABC25/WPBF

If you live in Lake Worth, FL, don't be alarmed. Both WPTV and WPBF got it wrong again. Haven't checked CBS12/WPTV yet but wouldn't hold out much hope they got it right either.

The school, Indian Pines Elementary, is west of the Great Walled City of Atlantis. The reporters are using Zip Codes again instead of doing their jobs.

If you have a child in a school in Lake Worth such as the high school or Barton Elementary and you feared for the safety of your child here is how you contact WPTV and let them know you're not amused. I'd give you the contact info for WPBF but it wouldn't make any difference.

All in all though, if you're going to get your news from TV your best choice is NBC5/WPTV. At least they acknowledge the challenges of accuracy of news reporting in suburban Lake Worth: