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[sigma7]

"No, he strictly told us they was alive," Casto said. "Three hours later he come back and said they wasn't."

Went to sleep last night a few minutes after the third overtime of the I Don't Care About Either Team But It's Football So I'll Watch It Anyway Bowl. At that point word was coming that twelve of the thirteen trapped miners were still alive. This morning, I see a reference on gloomchen's journal that, indeed, the numbers were reversed: one barely surviving, twelve dead, and there were three hours when the world believed the opposite. I had trouble sleeping, myself, something seemed a little too Disney about the "ending" after so many days....

The nation's newspapers either became clarion calls of false hope or messengers of an unwelcome tragedy this morning. Editor & Publisher calls it "one of the most disturbing and disgraceful media performances of this type in recent years," and, well, that's saying something.

Me? I'll settle for taking my meds and getting through the day. That will simply be enough for me.

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[rewil.livejournal.com]

For the record: It was right on the LJW online version. ('Cause I was watching Anderson Cooper.) ... Just like old times.

[sigma7.livejournal.com]

Argh! Damn my not having CNN! I heard Anderson represented, though, instead of going all Rita Cosby on us.

[beeform]

Time to upgrade the cable, huh?

[gloomchen.livejournal.com]

We were discussing at work how insane it is that "someone" said there were 12 survivors -- to the families, not to the media. Why did the media outlets not CONFIRM this? Where in the hell is the fact checking?