January 4, 2006 in Media, Media Orchard, Media Relations by Scott Baradell

Media and Bloggers Assess Mine-Rescue Coverage

Here’s a sampling of reporting and opinion on the news media’s mine-rescue coverage, which was obviously disappointing. As Jeff Jarvis of BuzzMachine put it:

The next time I hear someone being haughty about professional news vs. citizen’s news, I’ll remind them of the West Virginia tragedy, where news traveled ahead of the facts, where everyone was horribly wrong.

Editors Defend or Explain False Mine Rescue Stories (Editor & Publisher)

Short-lived hope carried in newspapers (Shreveport Times)

Dewey Defeats Truman (Holmes Report Blog)

Media Report Miracle Mine Rescue — Then Carry the Tragic Truth (Editor & Publisher)

Tragic error (BuzzMachine)

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