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Two people were reportedly hurt last night at Flandreau when a fireworks show went awry.KELO's version (posted 07:37 this morning) moves the sentence about the sponsor to the end and properly capitalizes Royal River Casino. The text is otherwise identical. So whose story is it, kids?
Officials say a shell bounced along the ground and went into the crowd.
The rest of the show -- which was sponsored by the royal river casino -- was canceled.
A spectator who was about 40 yards away from the mishap says he saw at least one person loaded into an ambulance.
Another spectator says she saw a young woman with a leg injury.
F’ing USD
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So a friend of mine made this rap a few years back, and I have to tell you
I have friends over the years who went there and tell the same boring
stories, LOL.
1 day ago
My guess is that this was a wire story that was somewhat re-written by both KSFY and KELO.
ReplyDeleteMore than likely a re-write of a story that was on the Associated Press wire.
ReplyDeleteI can almost guarantee it's AP wire copy that both stations used as a starting point for their stories. I would have thought they'd be attributed as such, but some in broadcast journalism are unaccustomed to doing so.
ReplyDeleteI assume AP expects it stories to be attributed properly. It sounds like a case of interns being at work after the holiday before the big kids come back from Okoboji.
ReplyDeleteUnfortunately, it's all too common a practice, especially with youngsters that are simply "minding the store."
ReplyDeleteBasically, since both stations are members of the AP, they don't need to credit the source on air. HOWEVER, if they post the story on their website word-for-word, then it has to have an AP Dateline PLUS credit the AP.
Thanks, Jackrabit1! I wondered what the rules were on that. Does AP spell out how much rewriting a member has to do in order to be excused from citing AP? The KELO and KSFY stories had identical wording; only one sentence appeared in different places.
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