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‘Here’s the truth. We don’t know’: How false reports of Boston bombing…
‘Here’s the truth. We don’t know’: How false reports of Boston bombing arrest left media outlets scrambling
National Post
http://bit.ly/1jZIyG5
April 17, 2013
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Play devils advocate, what opposing view could be expressed
The false news reporting could have intentionally made happen from people that wanted confusion among the public.
Reliable sources could have been given bad information themselves, which lead to the domino effect of bad information.
There is tremendous pressure to have interesting content that is delivered extremely quickly, and so many of these reporters are probably working with unrealistic expectation which leads them to cut corners.
What is your opinion about the issue, and what caused you to form that opinion
The whole situation was a disaster and protocols should be put in place to avoid such horrible false reporting.
This issue goes beyond the public being confused. There was actual false information of the suspect, which perpetuated racist stereotypes of what a potential criminal would be
My opinions come from strong personal values when It comes to speech. I believe in the power of words, which are especially important in a world where people's words can have tremendous reach and influence in a realivily quick time period.
History will tell us how devastating consequences can be when false reports happen, especially when they feed into stereotypes that are racist, sexist, etc.
How could using a balance in research and reporting tactics have made a difference in the outcome of what was reported
If there was stricter guidelines and procedures for what is required to make a report, there would've been a lesser chance of false reports happening during the Boston Bombs.
Something that seems like should absolutely be avoided is making reports based solely on other reporters.
There was a serious lack of primary sources (or at least reliable ones) in most of the reporting. That alone could've helped prevent so much false reporting.