Miners NOT alive

[Bluebear]

per CNN witnesses - - perhaps only one miner alive and he is critical, unconscious....

[MsKandice01]

1. I was just going to post this!!

And they say there's a huge brawl going on in the church right now too.

[jbnow]

2. I'm hearing this too

but do not want to believe it. WTF???

[shraby]

5. Cooper Anderson is interviewing

a lady who is explaining what was going on, that they aren't alive. Cooper hasn't confirmed it yet.

[Acryliccalico]

3. Just heard :(

This is the worst news I have heard tonight. I am so so sorry for their families. :kick:

[txindy]

4. I was afraid of this

The families were the ones announcing they were all alive. The authorities didn't confirm it. I hope it wasn't just wishful thinking. I hope they're really alive and can be reached in time.

[Bluebear]

6. Witness is saying how can they drag the children out of bed...

disgraceful, America needs to know about this etc

[DanCa]

7. Unbelievable who would fabricate the 12 being alive story?

Watching AC now.

[tavalon]

45. Nobody fabricated it per se

During these sort of things, hearsay often becomes the current information. Even we did it here by spreading it. We didn't have it confirmed any more than they did. It's a weird part of human nature.

There's plenty of blame to spread around and certainly the news organizations should have labeled these statements as being unconfirmed but I think we need to keep our anger where it belongs - with corporate cronyism.

[EOTE]

8. What?

How could this be? All the media sites still have on their front pages that 11 of the 12 were found alive. Where is this news coming from?

[Bluebear]

9. Witness from the church was just told only one survivor

Randall McCoy, the only survivor. All families irate, were told they were witnessing a miracle etc.

[EOTE]

13. How terrible.

I'm just aghast. Not only for the tragedies these families are enduring, but for the pitiful state of our media that would allow such an egregious error. I can't imagine how the families of these victims must be feeling. Just horrible :( .

[XemaSab]

53. Not just that

But the fact that the media HAD to be there and intrude on the privacy of the families both in the initial rejoicing and current suffering.

Shameful.

[Bluebear]

56. Their "miracle" cracked & they need a new angle, after all

[MsKandice01]

10. It's just been substantiated by another reporter...

[Erika]

11. Governor just left - NO MIRACLE!

I agree WTF

[Bluebear]

15. Change headline: God works in mysterious ways.

:eyes:

[johnfunk]

30. I was getting a bit fed up with the TV evangelizing, but I feel awful...

... for the families. Miners have been screwed for generations by the Man and the State.

[DanCa]

12. God I feel so sorry for the families of the 12 who had died.

Imagine the horror you think that your loved one is okay than this.
I hope theres accountablilty for the person that started the rumour.

[Bluebear]

14. And to drag the miners kids out of bed with the 'good news'

It IS disgraceful as the witness is saying.

[DanCa]

16. Gawd I forgot about their kids.

Right after christmas too. Poor kids.

[gauguin57]

17. Before they say ONE MORE WORD on the air, they need to nail down

this story.

No rumors, no rapidly spreading stories, no "witnesses from inside the church" -- they need to talk to the rescuers/mine officials and find out the effing TRUTH!

[Bluebear]

20. And still the reporters hound any living thing they can stick a microphone

in their face and give them their "sympathy"....sick.

[Acryliccalico]

18. On CNN they need answers! FOR SURE!!!

:kick:

[Oversea Visitor]

19. Strange country

US now. So much spin head exploding

[Wordie]

21. Oh no...how could this happen?? Those poor families! n/t

[gauguin57]

22. MSNBC just changed its story on web page

....

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/10682163/

BREAKING NEWS

Updated: 3:04 a.m. ET Jan. 4, 2006
TALLMANSVILLE, W.Va. - Family members report that 11 of the 12 coal miners who were initially thought to have survived an explosion in a coal mine have died. The sole survivor is hospitalized.

The families were told by company officials about the deaths more than three hours after Gov. Joe Manchin said he had been told 12 of the miners had survived. Tears of joy turned to tears of grief as families demanded answers about what caused the miscommunication.

"We feel like we've been lied to all alone," said one family member on CNN. ...

[DanCa]

23. Knee Jerk reporting is just unexcusable.

When will it stop?

[Bluebear]

25. News media is in a sorry, sorry state. nt

[Bluebear]

24. "A miscommunication" says the coal official.

Um, yeah.

[Charlie Brown]

26. CNN still has "we got 12 alive" on their banner

every minute they leave that up is irresponsible and careless.

[Bluebear]

29. PLEASE someone tell George

before he wakes up and starts prattling on about miracles and how good America feels about this story :(

[Charlie Brown]

33. It's finally gone

and it only took 20 minutes. wow.

[Acryliccalico]

27. This needs a lot of investigating!

Of the mine owners, News stations, and everyone concerned. :kick: Miscommunication :wtf:

[MiniMe]

28. The incorrect info came from the command center

This one is not the media's fault for a change. Thats per the press conference on now.

[Wordie]

32. Spokesman said the problem was with someone overhearing a

communication between the rescuers and the command center, and overhearing it wrong. Not a command center person, but somebody else - something about a cell phone conversation, I think. (At least that's how I understood it.)

On edit: the spokesman has just explained that it was a miscommunication to the command center.

[johnfunk]

34. Was the bad info electronically intercepted or did someone overhear it?

Sounds like a niggling point, but if it was electronic, since when is it legal to intercept emergence cell phone calls?

[Wordie]

38. Well, he seems to have said that there was some sort of miscommunication

that came from the rescuers to the command center. I really thought I had heard him say something earlier about and overheard cell phone conversation, so I don't know where that came from. We'll probably find out more tomorrow.

This is so sad. How devastating this must be for the families, to get their hopes up like that, but then hear that their family members had died after all.

[MiniMe]

40. I totally agree. They were expecting the worst, but to hear that they....

are all alive except one, and then to find out that 1 is alive and the rest dead is just awful.

[Bluebear]

41. I am stunned by all of this.

:(

[Acryliccalico]

31. Hate hearing Pres., Intl Coal Group.

"Lets be grateful for the one survivor" :wtf: Of course everyone is! What about that mine and the 'miscommunication' :kick:

[Bluebear]

35. I fear the 'survivor' will not come out of this...

If the carbon monoxide levels were as deadly as was being reported, someone should have vetted this whole deal before holding a church meeting and letting the families celebrate.

[WernhamHogg]

36. Awww man

:cry:
I feel absolutely awful for the families. How on Earth did they get it so wrong?!?!?!

[Rainscents]

37. I feel so sorry for the families.

I can't believe someone had made this major mistake. ;(

[U4ikLefty]

39. I'm curious about the spin to be put on this story by morning

I saw the early reports and now this horrible outcome. This ain't gonna play well for the press or the mining company if left to fester.

[U4ikLefty]

44. Oh shit, the buck-passing has started!!!

I better get to turn off the CNN & get to bed before this gets uglier. I'll find out in the morning.

Night!!!

[Bluebear]

55. Night to U U4

[Raine]

42. Just AWFUL

the poor families...:cry:

[Bluebear]

43. Cooper: "They waited THREE HOURS to tell family members"

and let the euphoria go on...

[VolcanoJen]

46. New York Times front page, January 4, 2006

This is awful.

[Rainscents]

48. Oh shit... I bet, lot of the news paper already printed the "Miracle"

12 found alive in the headline news already. OMG, what a mess!

[clbuck]

49. This makes the "Dewey Defeats Truman" goof look like nothing...

n/t

[BuyingThyme]

50. No words.

[Bluebear]

51. Wow. nt

[malaise]

52. No wonder NYT has to buy

so many ads re credibility. If only we could bury most of MSM in some mine.
Rumour and spin are their two best characteristics today.

[Bluebear]

54. Indeed. nt

[Cooley Hurd]

57. Here's a screen capture of CNN's website:

This was captured a while after they announced that most of the miners were dead.
:(

[Neil Lisst]

47. I'm just so very, very sorry for the families who were duped.

Tragedy of loss is tough enough, but this kind of emotional body slam is inexplicable and so unnecessary, so thoughtless.

[Fleshdancer]

58. we went to bed to a miracle and woke up to a tragedy.

The hours of false hope was a cruel and hideous thing. Horrible.