When terrible things happen, much of the media rushes to report every rumor and incomplete bit of information as soon as they hear it, and even with attributions and disclaimers of it being incomplete, people hear and internalize those tidbits. When more concrete information becomes available, they have trouble remembering what was speculation and what was fact and reconciling the two.
So I want the thank Xeni for omitting the speculation, the rumors, and the preliminary information and telling us only the trustworthy bits. There’s no point in polluting our heads with conflicting numbers of injured or dead or whether somebody thinks they caught a glimpse of the shooter’s skin color. There will be time to learn the facts. This is what journalism should be. Thank you Xeni.
