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Hans G. Schantz's avatar

The press corps leveraging the Zoomcaster's scoop and then throwing him under the bus was part of the story. As for the rest of the story, you'll notice that the "big scoop" was broken by the young kid whose gas money was paid for by online supporters and who out-hustled not only all the "professional" journalists, but also the more seasoned and mature pundits.

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Jack Gardner's avatar

Nice illustration of the various news media picking up the reporting of others and spreading it without a sense of responsibility for verification.

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Jim Healy's avatar

its interesting how all members of the press no matter their political affiliations were united in throwing the Zoomcaster under the bus. Figuratively speaking I hope.

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