They don’t ‘make it up’ the MSM plays ‘follow the leader’... Ever hear the phrase ‘it’s not news until the New York Times says it’s news’? If the Times has a slant on the story it might get localized, but it’s generally not changed.
I’m not saying they’re all lemmings... or too lazy or cheap to hire their own reporters and do original reporting... I’m just saying there’s a pattern...
Must be a Yankee thing. Sorry I'm south of 36°30′