I have the CNN app on my iPhone and I get news updates sent straight to my phone as they are happening. It's a decent way of staying up-to-date on recent events until something like this happens:
Above is a screenshot of my phone, showing how CNN updated me about an arrest that was made concerning the Boston Marathon bombings. When I saw this pop up on my phone, I was in the middle of a meeting so I was squirming in my chair and waiting impatiently until I could read the full story. However, I received another update about twenty minutes later that completely contradicted the first update I got.
Here's the story CNN finally decided on. CNN is not helping the situation by spreading unconfirmed information out to their followers. I've been considering deleting the app more and more recently, and this incident made my decision for me.
No comments:
Post a Comment