10.23.2009 5:27 pm

Press lets down its guard against hoaxes as time passes, critic says

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Prodded by last week’s balloon boy hoax, media critic Jack Shafer cautions reporters against being too quick to relay the stories of alleged victims. In his Press Box blog on Slate.com — an article titled “Snookered by Victims. Cynical reporters and…

Tags: balloon boy, cynics, Falcon Heene, Jack Shafer, Mayumi Heene, media hoaxes, newspaper hoaxes, Press Box, Richard Heene, skepticism, Slate.com

10.16.2009 12:35 pm

“Boy takes nation for ride” — but how much of a ride?

By Steve Parker

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

“Boy takes nation for a ride” — that’s the top headline in the Fort Lauderdale Sun Sentinel this morning. Indeed, newspapers across the country carried the captivating story of Falcon Heene, the 6-year-old who was hiding in his family’s garage attic while…

Tags: Boy takes nation for a ride, experimental balloon, Falcon Heene, helium-filled balloon, hot-air balloon, KUSA-TV, Larry King, Mayumi Heene, Richard Heene, Sheriff Jim Alderden

Press lets down its guard against hoaxes as time passes, critic says

“Boy takes nation for ride” — but how much of a ride?

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