neo-neocon on the Miners: "So, what happened? It seems that 'sources' said the miners were alive, but who those sources were and what information they were relying on is still unclear. One thing is clear: there was no official announcement by those in charge of rescue operations, and the AP was heavily involved in pushing the premature story into many newspapers via the wire service."

Neo then remembers Munich, 72, when terrorists murdered athletes:
"Initial news reports, published all over the world, indicated that all the hostages were alive, and that all the terrorists had been killed. Only later did a representative for the International Olympic Committee (IOC) suggest that "initial reports were overly optimistic."

In her post above Remembering Munich, Neo describes the correct MSM attitude of those who got it right:
"Roone Arledge was correct, although I wonder how often his words are heeded today: better right than first."