Newspaper Article From 1694 Misreporting Activities Of Heathen Chinese Emperor Holds Important...

Newspaper Article From 1694 Misreporting Activities Of Heathen Chinese Emperor Holds Important Lessons For Twitter, Breaking News, Etc.

“[T]he reporter announces ‘no considerable News, except that the Emperor of China, his Court, and a great Part of his Kingdom have embraced the Christian Religion; but this is too extraordinary to be believed without farther Confirmation.’ It got me thinking about the media conversation in the wake of the Newtown shooting — about how, like during so many breaking stories, reporters were too quick to report details that turned out to be incorrect.”