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'Here's The Truth. We Don't Know': How False Reports of…
'Here's The Truth. We Don't Know': How False Reports of Boston Bombing Arrest Left Media Outlets Scrambling
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What is Your Opinion About the Issue, and What Caused You to Form that Opinion?
- I don't think that the media should report any information about a topic that they don't know about. I think that it should be illegal for the media to report any topic and/or detail about anything without finding out the facts first.
- If something happens, such as the Boston Bombing, the media should report information as they go along, and report factual information. So in this case, the media only knew (at the time) that the Boston Bombing had occurred. There wasn't any information regarding what exactly happened, or who did it. So the media should have just started off by covering the scene of the incident, and continued on from there as the facts came to light.
- In my opinion, reporting false information should also be against the law. When the media reports information, they are broadcasting it to millions of people. If they report false information people don't get the chance to know what is factual right away. In this case, saying that there was a suspect in custody, probably made people feel safe knowing that the person that set off the bombs was in jail. However, this information was false and the terrorist was still on the streets.
- In my opinion, the media needs to be more careful with what they provide as coverage, and make sure that everything is factual before they share the information. For the Boston Bombing, whether there were cops that shared information (or not) with the media, the media should have waited to report the information they received, until they received the information directly from a chief. Or they also could have received information from eye witnesses that were there first hand.
How Could Using a Balance in Research and Reporting Tactics Have Made a Difference in the Outcome of What Was Reported?
- Having an eye witness or surveillance footage would have given some of the information about the bombing that could have been shared.
- Waiting to hear from a chief, or someone at the top of the police department, to get more accurate information about what happened, and their progress in the investigation.
- The media could have waited for more information and details about the bombs before sharing the story about it.
- Allowing people to speak with the cops first and then provide the media with insight about what they saw or heard.
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