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Thu, Jun 28 2012 09:36:18

Politics

Some news outlets get Supreme Court ruling wrong

In breaking news, speed is king and with a complex decision to interpret, multiple news organizations including CNN and Fox News initially reported an incorrect ruling.

  1. America 1, CNN 0 #SCOTUS #ACA #HYFR http://pic.twitter.com/rrAUJECi
    Adam Lewis@lewisam10
    ·
    Thu, Jun 28 2012 07:46:19
  2. cnnbrk
    CNN Breaking News@cnnbrk
    Correction: The Supreme Court backs all parts of President Obama’s health care law. on.cnn.com/LvVRcK
    Thu, Jun 28 2012 07:21:17
  3. WigginsComedy
    Chris Wiggins@WigginsComedy
    @CNN Always first: sometimes right.
    Thu, Jun 28 2012 07:55:26
  4. LisaDCNN
    Lisa Desjardins@LisaDCNN
    UM. Trying to find most appropriate way to express this. Perhaps: #%*@! And I am mortified about passing on bad info. Deep apologies.
    Thu, Jun 28 2012 07:15:35
  5. bfouhy
    Beth Fouhy@bfouhy
    Dear CNN: Perhaps you should reconsider your decision to drop the AP. Just sayin'.
    Thu, Jun 28 2012 07:35:35
  6. RT @davidfolkenflik: Fox News joined CNN on this one (and how often can you say that?) http://pic.twitter.com/aJdhn985
    Andrew Ungvari@DrewUnga
    ·
    Thu, Jun 28 2012 07:45:06
  7. skuhagen
    Scott Kuhagen@skuhagen
    Dianne Rehm on NPR just said mandate struck down, but other tweets, @SCOTUSblog saying it survived?!?!
    Thu, Jun 28 2012 07:09:40
  8. 57UN
    Stun@57UN
    Whoops! Here are the deleted tweets of politicians who went with CNN's initial report: http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:_iVG-mwSsiwJ:politwoops.sunlightfoundation.com/+http://politwoops.sunlightfoundation.com
    Thu, Jun 28 2012 07:54:50
  9. PeterAdamSmith
    Peter A Smith@PeterAdamSmith
    CNN makes daft mistake; Twitter races to find witty/sarcastic one-liners to mock. And keeps mocking. And mocking...
    Thu, Jun 28 2012 07:55:26
  10. AP orders staff to stop taunting news outlets for getting health care ruling wrong | JIMROMENESKO.COM
    An Associated Press editor tells staff that taunting other news outlets is "not the impression we want to reflect as an organization. Let...
    Jimromenesko
  11. nytjim
    Jim Roberts@nytjim
    Instant analysis is tempting. But you may see fewer Tweets from us early on as we analyze #SCOTUS health care ruling.
    Thu, Jun 28 2012 06:51:51

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