CNN Makes a Huge Mistake

CNN tried to get a jump on it's competition and in the process made a mistake rookie jounalists wouldn't think of making.

CNN was interviewing a Kirkwood resident who was at the council meeting Thursday night when the mayor was shot in the head. After describing the scene, the news anchor asked "what condition is he in have you heard"?

In effect the anchor wanted to report hearsay. The correct way for CNN to report the story was to have a reporter call the hospital for information. I guess CNN doesnt have any telephones. Either that or it's producers are too lazy to work for the story.