So, Isn't It Sorta A Big News Story That So Many "News" Orgs Were WRONG

Beetwasher

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Fri Apr-01-05 10:34 PM
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So, Isn't It Sorta A Big News Story That So Many "News" Orgs Were WRONG

about the pope's death? Isn't that, like, kinda fucked up and whatnot? I mean, talk about lacking any credibility whatsoever...:eyes:

Just another nail in the coffin of corporate media.

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n2mark

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Fri Apr-01-05 10:35 PM
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1. Since the pope hasn't died yet

they believe if they wait long enough, he will die.

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Cush

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Fri Apr-01-05 10:36 PM
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2. well, Italian news reported it first (think their AP)

US Networks just repeated it

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PA Democrat

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Fri Apr-01-05 10:36 PM
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3. They'll just blame it on bad intelligence.. Their source. a Mr. Curveball

proved to be unreliable. Hey, it worked for Bush

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Spazito

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Fri Apr-01-05 10:37 PM
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4. Kind of like their cheerleading of the WMD lie

it is to be overlooked, never discussed, it never happened.

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SoCalDem

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Fri Apr-01-05 10:38 PM
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5. He probably HAS died, but they are holding the information

until the Vatican is ready to release the info.. Of course our media is more interested in being FIRST, than in being right:)

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Minstrel Boy

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Fri Apr-01-05 10:48 PM
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8. I think this is probably true.

The Vatican takes its time about these things, which can really screw with modern news organizations. I think the announcement will be made before noon Rome time.

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Dr Fate

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Fri Apr-01-05 10:42 PM
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6. They were 100% wrong about WMDs & Saddam/9-11 connex too.

So the media ALWAYS gets it wrong- what's new?

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saracat

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Fri Apr-01-05 10:43 PM
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7. Fox refused to correct it for a long time. But they don't believe in f

fact checking!

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FreedomAngel82

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Fri Apr-01-05 10:49 PM
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9. Not surprised

The people at fox have big ego's. Oy. :crazy:

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FloridaPat

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Fri Apr-01-05 10:50 PM
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10. It's like the CIA investing the CIA to see if they were involved in sellin

drugs to African Americans about 10 years ago. They found no crime was commited.

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DemBeans

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Fri Apr-01-05 10:52 PM
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11. didn't Arafat "die" about a dozen times?

They're so eager to report on death, unless it happens to one of our soldiers. Then it's almost complete silence.

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Catchawave

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Fri Apr-01-05 10:57 PM
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12. MSNBC chose the high road today.....

Keith Olbermann comes back on at 11pm tonight...stay tuned.

And yes, between Faux and CNN, there were brainfarts in ethical reporting, which I found out about on DU's LBN. Too sad, and too sad the LBN thread went on far too long announcing the Pope's death without proper confirmed sources.

I felt bad for those who count on DU's LBN for news. That didn't happen today :(

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Spazito

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Fri Apr-01-05 11:27 PM
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13. It wasn't DU's fault in any way, the fault lies solely with

the so-called MSM, they are the ones who breathlessly reported the wrong information. DUers were only relaying what was being reported, the MSM were responsible for reporting the facts and, as usual, they got it wrong.

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