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My personal rule: Ignore any news story that uses the word "might".

Sure, something might happen. Anything might happen. The news is supposed to tell us things that did happen.

So, we must always be reactive rather proactive in our responses? I'm personally quite interested in what might be coming, particular ly if the article does a good job of describing driving forces and potential obstacles.

It's not news, it's speculation and should be noted as such. The opinion section would be an appropriate place for it.

If some journalist wants the world to know what their crystal ball says the world is going to be like, they should publish a book, write a blog, whatever. Don't pretend it's journalism.

Humans are notoriously bad at predicting the future.

The headline is speculative, but the content is factual. By your own standards, you can ignore the headline and read the article.

News organizations should not be rewarded for outlandish clickbait headlines like this

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