Friday, July 25, 2008

news in the information age

About 12 hours ago, a Qantas 747-400 lost cabin pressure over the Pacific Ocean and successfully diverted to Manila.

Already, BBC has video footage shot by a passenger during the emergency. People take for granted that news is instant in the information age. But every once in a while, isn't it amazing to step back and think, wow?

Now, if we can just remind people that evaluating the cause of such an incident isn't as instantaneous as reporting it.

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