CNN sent everyone into a tizzy when it wrongly reported the Supreme Court struck down Obamacare.
And now the 24-hours news network is jumping into recovery mode, claiming one of its producers inside the court room "jumped the gun," when he told a junior reporter the false ruling, BuzzFeed reported.
Not only did reporter Kate Bolduan proclaim the false information on air, citing producer Bill Mears, the network also tweeted it and ran a large banner on its site.
The mistake nearly caused a mutiny inside the organization.
On-air reporters and producers told BuzzFeed the mistake was "fucking humiliating."
“Maybe this will shake the company into understanding that CNN has not been the 'most trusted name in news' for a very long time," the insider told BuzzFeed.
On-air legal analyst Jeffrey Toobin, jumped to the network's aid, saying the mistake was embarrassing but covering breaking news can get very stressful.
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20 seconds one way or the other won't kill anyone.Is everything so crazy now that we have to know the news before it's affirmed?Do the networks actually think that we all wait with baited breath to hear inaccurate news.Of course not.We all wait with baited breath to hear accurate news,but an extra minute or 2 won't kill any of us,unless we're almost dead anyway.
ReplyDeletethe Clinton News Network has been on the downslide for many years. what's one more mistake...
ReplyDeleteSadly CNN was not the only one. I think Fox was guilty of releasing the wrong information at first also.
ReplyDeletePay-ops. CNN is CIA
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