Laura Fink: Fox News Should’ve Walked Back Car Bomb Story ‘Just as Loudly as Initial Coverage’

[Clip starts McADAMS on ░░░░░░░░ ground and saw the ░░░░░░░░ of this crash thought ░░░░░░░░ was a terrorist attack ░░░░░░░░ m told SHAWN Obviously ░░░░░░░░ confirmed whether or not ░░░░░░░░ was indeed a radical ░░░░░░░░ terrorist attack who is ░░░░░░░░ this Clip ends KURTZ ░░░░░░░░ Soave New York governor ░░░░░░░░ Hochul confirmed that there ░░░░░░░░ no terrorism and no ░░░░░░░░ in that car Is ░░░░░░░░ the classic example of ░░░░░░░░ media rush to judgment ░░░░░░░░ Classic is precisely the ░░░░░░░░ word This happens all ░░░░░░░░ time You know it ░░░░░░░░ always a good idea ░░░░░░░░ just stop and pause ░░░░░░░░ wait And I understand ░░░░░░░░ our 24 hour you ░░░░░░░░ news cycle there s ░░░░░░░░ to give viewers kind ░░░░░░░░ sensational stories and to ░░░░░░░░ know let your imagination ░░░░░░░░ wild but it s ░░░░░░░░ a good idea just ░░░░░░░░ wait because yes in ░░░░░░░░ case it now seems ░░░░░░░░ the case that it ░░░░░░░░ sort of a freak ░░░░░░░░ or might have involved ░░░░░░░░ errors being made but ░░░░░░░░ not a planned terrorist ░░░░░░░░ certainly And it s ░░░░░░░░ a dangerous time right ░░░░░░░░ and it is wrong ░░░░░░░░ scare people and to ░░░░░░░░ people so please media ░░░░░░░░ just hold on Just ░░░░░░░░ a couple hours We ░░░░░░░░ know Sit back don ░░░░░░░░ do this kind of ░░░░░░░░ KURTZ Laura classic media ░░░░░░░░ exploded car two people ░░░░░░░░ kind of feels like ░░░░░░░░ could be terrorism Also ░░░░░░░░ know police sources tell ░░░░░░░░ that it was terrorism ░░░░░░░░ gets reported and then ░░░░░░░░ course everybody walks it ░░░░░░░░ when the report comes ░░░░░░░░ Ted Cruz said it ░░░░░░░░ terrorism flatly declaring that ░░░░░░░░ we found out that ░░░░░░░░ fact it wasn t ░░░░░░░░ I think you just ░░░░░░░░ the telephone game that ░░░░░░░░ when media coverage is ░░░░░░░░ And so there s ░░░░░░░░ couple of important things ░░░░░░░░ One you ve got ░░░░░░░░ have an editorial team ░░░░░░░░ sources You ve got ░░░░░░░░ make sure that the ░░░░░░░░ that you re hearing ░░░░░░░░ is the police source ░░░░░░░░ it someone that s ░░░░░░░░ or unofficial Is that ░░░░░░░░ trustworthy This process is ░░░░░░░░ before going to air ░░░░░░░░ we know that the ░░░░░░░░ and desire for information ░░░░░░░░ almost proportional to the ░░░░░░░░ of vetting potentially So ░░░░░░░░ is where the editorial ░░░░░░░░ come in And second ░░░░░░░░ mistakes are made you ░░░░░░░░ to walk it back ░░░░░░░░ have to walk it ░░░░░░░░ with editors notes you ░░░░░░░░ to walk it back ░░░░░░░░ just the Reporter saying ░░░░░░░░ but you also have ░░░░░░░░ walk it back in ░░░░░░░░ and just as a ░░░░░░░░ as you had the ░░░░░░░░ coverage And I don ░░░░░░░░ think that that was ░░░░░░░░ in this instance and ░░░░░░░░ think that leads to ░░░░░░░░ things like conspiracy theories ░░░░░░░░ elected leaders you know ░░░░░░░░ the mouthpiece of inaccurate ░░░░░░░░ So I would hope ░░░░░░░░ the future that happens ░░░░░░░░ Well it was walked ░░░░░░░░ but maybe not with ░░░░░░░░ same prominence as the ░░░░░░░░ coverage I m not ░░░░░░░░ But at the same ░░░░░░░░ sources are sometimes wrong ░░░░░░░░ good police sources who ░░░░░░░░ have been right in ░░░░░░░░ past.”