Wednesday, January 04, 2006

The following newspapers incorrectly printed a story claiming that 12 of the 13 Tallmansville miners were alive. This information was incorrect the moment that it went to press, and any small effort by any so called journalist could have confirmed this well before the story went to press. These news organizations should be ashamed of themselves, because guess what folks, not every paper in the country ran that false story. Reputable papers like the Seattle Post-Intelligencer and the Detroit Free Press held out on the story, while these did not. Shame.

New York Times Front Page
LA Times Front Page
Chicago Tribune Front Page
Boston Globe Front Page
Dallas Morning News Front Page
San Francisco Chronicle Front Page
Atlanta Journal Constitution Front Page
Baltimore Sun Front Page
Twin Cities Pioneer Press Front Page
Arizona Republic Front Page
San Antonio Express Front Page
Houston Chronicle Front Page
St. Louis Post-Dispatch Front Page
Miami Herald Front Page
Nashville Tennessean Front Page
Cincinnati Enquirer Front Page
Indy Star Front Page
FW Star Telegram Front Page
Toledo Blade Front Page
Charleston Gazette Front Page
Dominion Post Front Page

Just in case you haven't heard, CNN, Fox News, MSNBC, and all of the above ran headlines announcing that 12 of the 13 miners survived, a fact that proved to be untrue. Only one of the Tallmansville miners survived the blast, and now 11 other families are furiously demanding an explanation. The were told to wait for more information for three hours, emotions running high, while all the time their loved ones lay dead.

Oh, and for the record, those goddamn pillars of journalism at Fox News broke the story, the rest are just cowards and followers.

1 Comments:

Blogger Cory said...

It has been pointed out to me that The Lexington Herald-Leader is also guilty. Shame on you guys!

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