How many people marched in Milwaukee on May Day in support of immigrant rights?
Thousands, say the Journal Sentinel and its sister TV station, WTMJ.
Tens of thousands, says WITI-TV, the Fox affiliate.
Sixty thousand, says WISN-TV, the Hearst ABC station.
Sixty-five thousand, say organizers at Voces de la Frontera.
Fewer than 65,000, says WDJT-TV, the CBS station, which didn't offer its own number.
Even given the usual high-side estimate from organizers, who tend to inflate the numbers, there is a huge difference between "thousands" and 60,000 to 65,000.
To report that "thousands" marched really trivilizes the magnitude of the event. "Thousands" were reported to attend a Tea Party event in Madison, although it was probably 2,000.
If Saturday's turnout really was 60,000, that is double the original Milwaukee march of a few years ago that electrified the city and woke up a lot of politicians. It would be the biggest in the country on Saturday, even larger than Los Angeles.
Shouldn't there be a way to find out?