We’ve set up our society in the midst of the digital
information age in such a way that we want everything and we want it now and if
you have the opportunity to provide something and make an impact, you’d better
do it this instant before someone beats you to it. There’s no prize for the guy
who sits on an idea and gets beaten to the punch by his competitor. There’s no
recognition for having had the idea first. Action counts. News works this way.
Because of the Internet and 24 hour cable news there is no longer as much
emphasis placed on getting a breaking story right as there is on just getting
it out. The result is new reporting that is often shoddy, under-sourced, and
sometimes entirely inaccurate.
