HUFFINGTON POST: A memo to CNN staff on Thursday night promised an investigation into the network’s erroneous reporting of the Supreme Court’s historic health care ruling.
CNN was deeply embarrassed on Thursday after it initially told viewers that the individual mandate central to President Obama’s health care legislation was struck down. In fact, the court ruled that the provision could be upheld as a tax. The network wasn’t the only one to make the mistake — Fox News initially reported and The Huffington Post tweeted the same thing.
Later, CNN senior vice president and Washington bureau chief Sam Feist told staff that the network is “looking into exactly what happened.” He said in a statement, “Today we failed to adhere to our own standard, namely it’s better to be right than to be first. We take mistakes seriously, especially mistakes on such important stories.” … (more)
