Note to the New York Times: Ifyour headline is "Body of Missing Boy is Found in Desert About a Mile From Home," the lead should not be:

PHOENIX It was not a needle in a haystack but a toddler in the desert, both of which are extremely challenging to find.

Matthew Boudway is senior editor of Commonweal.

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