Friday, December 05, 2008

Why you should often take breaking news facts with a grain of salt

We often hear and read complaints from people about how the media has gotten it wrong, especially in the case of breaking news. Usually there is a good explanation as to why there may be mistakes in the reporting. In this editorial from yesterday's version of Slate, columnist Jack Shafer examines why breaking news is "usually served broken" and offers his take on why that is.

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