Mining deathtoll news foul up = ominous lesson-Reuters & AP are 2 powerful
Edited on Wed Jan-04-06 11:54 AM by henslee
Imagine the impact of a screw up on a real big story? Markets could crash. Suicides could happen. Missles released from silos (we still do that don't we?). We are way too dependent and comfortable with the News agency reporting as Gospel without waiting for independent verification. This is dangerous and could be exploited in a time of crisis.
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