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Flatpicker

(894 posts) Tue Jan 20, 2015, 09:45 PM Jan 2015

Is this lazy Journalism or

Have they already released the SOTU notes?

[link:http://www.turnto10.com/story/27888841/obama-in-state-of-the-union-america-is-turning-the-page|

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Is this lazy Journalism or (Original Post) Flatpicker Jan 2015 OP

Yes and Yes ... 1StrongBlackMan Jan 2015 #1

The draft version is routinely released in advance for early versions. Brickbat Jan 2015 #2

I get that Flatpicker Jan 2015 #3

They release it so the wires and big papers can report it early and then run the story as soon as Brickbat Jan 2015 #4

1StrongBlackMan

(31,849 posts)

1. Yes and Yes ...

Reply to Flatpicker (Original post)

Tue Jan 20, 2015, 09:48 PM

Jan 2015

But they got there first ... which is paramount in this age of "Journalism."

Brickbat

(19,339 posts)

2. The draft version is routinely released in advance for early versions.

Reply to Flatpicker (Original post)

Tue Jan 20, 2015, 09:50 PM

Jan 2015

Flatpicker

(894 posts)

3. I get that

Reply to Brickbat (Reply #2)

Tue Jan 20, 2015, 09:57 PM

Jan 2015

But don't think I've ever seen reporting on it like this.

Seems strange.

Brickbat

(19,339 posts)

4. They release it so the wires and big papers can report it early and then run the story as soon as

Reply to Flatpicker (Reply #3)

Tue Jan 20, 2015, 10:26 PM

Jan 2015

the speech is over. It's also possible that websites update wires automatically, and something somewhere along the line missed the embargo line. It happens.

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