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Originally Posted by JumpinJesus
Regarding the print media: I have a bit more sympathy for them since they do have a deadline to meet before printing, so for them to get it wrong is a bit more understandable.
My main focus is on the live television news reports that went on for hours without any confirmation whatsoever that the miners had survived. I switched between CNN, MSNBC, and Fox and not one of those channels spoke with any officials during their hours of reporting.
What's worse is that Fox News JUST ran a promo that went "As brave rescuers work around the clock to rescue the trapped miners in the Sago Mine, stay with Fox News for live coverage of the rescue efforts. Fox News!"
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If by "without any confirmation whatsoever" you mean "gee only a representative of the company told everyone the miners were alive and the news reported what he said since that was the best info they had to go on, and it's pretty understandable that the reporters weren't exactly able to go down in the mine and check the men for themselves" then I suppose I agree with you.