Twelve families had their hopes dashed today that their loved ones were going to come back alive from a horrible cave in. In our 24hr instant news cycle culture which – make no mistake – can be a very cool thing getting news nearly instantly, there’s so much pressure to get the headline out there as fast as possible that fact checking and actual investigative reporting may take a back seat.

Now, I’m no journalism guru, but is it worth breaking the hearts of 12 families so you can scroll a line on the bottom of the screen that’s not true? This stuff is fact reporting, not the spin and political ass-kissing that is mistaken as news that you see so much on Fox News, CNN, and the rest. Perhaps in News like other corporate entities, it’s better to ask forgiveness than permission. Perhaps they need to ask the forgiveness of those 12 families.