Reporting the Boston manhunt
Publication information:
2013. “Reporting the Boston Manhunt”. Radio National Australian Broadcast Network
Abstract
The reporting of the Boston bombings and the subsequent police hunt were riddled with errors, both online and in the traditional media.
In the race to be first, a number of innocent people were wrongly named as bombing suspects.
The events have raised interesting questions about the future of policing and the reporting of breaking news: