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24 hour rule
Apr. 14th, 2009 09:16 amA good rule of thumb is that any news you hear in the first hours after a disaster will be wrong. You see this in airplane crashes where early speculation on causes is usually later disproved by scientific analysis, or in the recent Binghamton shooting where much of the early reporting was inaccurate, even when it came from apparently credible sources such as a news release from our local congressman.
In that vein USA Today has a report on 10 Years after Columbine, pointing out that much of what was reported in the days, weeks and months after the incident turned out to be wrong. As school officials around the country rushed to prevent another Columbine, they focused on the public image of the shooters as disaffected loners who had been bullied by their classmates, when the reality turned out to be far different and more complex.
In that vein USA Today has a report on 10 Years after Columbine, pointing out that much of what was reported in the days, weeks and months after the incident turned out to be wrong. As school officials around the country rushed to prevent another Columbine, they focused on the public image of the shooters as disaffected loners who had been bullied by their classmates, when the reality turned out to be far different and more complex.