While looking at the blog "A Capital Idea," I found a great example on why the speed of the Internet is not always good. It is great to get stories out to the public as soon as they happen, but sometimes this quick paced technology increases avoidable errors.
According to a post titled "Woops," Politico.com broke the news that John Edwards was going to suspend his campaign because his wife's cancer returned. This headline read: Edwards to suspend campaign.
However, later that same day during a press conference, Edwards confirmed the return of his wife's cancer and announced that it would not affect his campaign. So, politico.com then changed the headline to read: Edwards to continue campaign.
While it is great that headlines can be altered easily, because of the desire to deliver information first and most quickly, politico.com engaged in an error that would not have occurred in print.
Monday, April 14, 2008
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