[LucyJo]

The professor was attempting to teach a lesson on rumors and reliable sources to his first year law class, i.e., just because you heard it from what you consider to be a reliable source doesn’t mean it is accurate, so check it out before you run with it.

Looks like he succeeded in spades! If they didn’t learn from this, they will never learn. Perhaps the professor learned his own lesson as well!

[Arthur Wildfire! March]

Thank you for the summary.
I’m putting this in the “Loony Left” thread:

Close Encounters with the Loony Left [link-list]
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/2464035/posts?page=2

[OldDeckHand]

"The professor was attempting to teach a lesson on rumors and reliable sources to his first year law class,"

Oddly enough, instead he's created a case study for journalism classes all across the country. He's also put himself on the "academic map", although probably not in the way he had envisioned.