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Says all that needs saying, doesn't it?
Update: The humiliation of a journalistic reputation...
Update II: The excruciating play-by-play.
Says all that needs saying, doesn't it?
Update: The humiliation of a journalistic reputation...
Wednesday afternoon has seen a flurry of contradictory reports about the status of an alleged suspect in the Boston Marathon bombing, but for the past hour or so, CNN has been going all-in with sources that said an arrest had already been made. A few minutes ago, though, CNN’s chyron went from “Sources: Arrest In Boston Bombing” to “Defcon: Oh, Crap,” as CNN contributor Tom Fuentes came on the air to tell Anderson Cooper that two “highly-placed sources” say there has been no arrest, followed by Fran Townsend reporting that “two administration officials” have confirmed that there has been no arrest.
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It’s still possible that CNN’s first source was correct, but if their reporting on the arrest turns out to have been positively wrong, it will be a black eye that makes their SCOTUS decision flub feel like a backrub. With the Boston Police Dept. now refuting even CNN’s local sources, that appears likely now.
Update II: The excruciating play-by-play.
Per a story last week, I Tweeted AP asking if the "suspect" in non-custody was an "illegal immigrant" or not.
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