Even the so called "Quality" broadsheets increasing use hyperbole.
An example from today's Telegraph:
"Dubai stock market plunged more than 4pc on Sunday"
4%? That's hardly a plunge. It may well be described as a fall of 4% but I would not consider the loss of 4 pence in the £ a plunge neither would I consider finding my missing 4 pence down the back of the sofa a "Leap in my personal fortunes"
The BBC are even worse but then I think we have long accepted that they have their own agenda and will twist any fact to fit their left wing bias.
Oh and the "Plunge of more than 4%" was only a very short term thing. The market closed 2.95% down on the day. Hardly unexpected given the political situation in Egypt et al and the announcement by the Egyptian central bank that all banks and stock markets in the country would would remain closed for a second day.
