NBC “Scooped” On Its Own Story

Hmm.

While it’s cool in some ways that free online media beat traditional media by some minutes on the Tim Russert story, “faster” is not necessarily “better.” And, let’s give NBC credit please for not rushing to the front page to declare “our man is dead.” They have a lot more to worry about on both a moral and legal front, the moral being more important but the legal not to be dismissed. They also had just plain human reactions to contend with, with people who actually work in the Washington bureau being the ones who would have to put the story out about their dead boss while feeling numb, scared, or desolate and wanting to make sure they did right by their old Skipper.