Evolving thought: Maybe we need to completely jettison the “where did you first hear about ____” notion of news. Because, seriously, who cares? The question should probably become: “Where did you go next?”
(Update: I’m gathering anecdotes on where people first heard about the AZ shooting. A lot of people are citing Soup. Interesting.)
i heard about it on tumblr, because that’s where i was (natch). i don’t know who reported it first, but there were about ten different people/blogs that i follow (including soup) that kept updating in real time. i didn’t go anywhere else because i didn’t have to; those posting were pulling in the latest updates from whatever television station they were watching or news organization website they were reading. eventually the raw updates slowed and the commentary started up, so i left my dashboard for a few hours.
i went and had dinner with my mom, who i then briefed on the situation. i asked her if she had heard about the shooting that happened that morning, and she, pointing to saturday’s new york times splayed out next to her on the table, said “of course not.”
