Pubdate: Fri, 09 Jan 1998
Date: 09/01/1998
Source: San Jose Mercury News (CA)
Author: John E. Herndon

ON Aug. 27, the Mercury News ran a front-page article headlined
``McGwire sets off a sales boom.'' It refers to the recent revelation
of baseball slugger Mark McGwire's use of a legal, over-the-counter
product call androstenedione.

Oddly enough, until a few days ago, 99 percent of the United States
population never heard of androstenedione.

Maybe the headline should have read ``Print and broadcast journalists
set off a sales boom.'' But I guess the truth wouldn't sell papers.
This is just another example of the press making the news.

John E. Herndon