Friday, December 5

Mumbai: TOO FILMY TO BE TRUE (3#) -

The aftermath of the Mumbai terror attack prompts some critical evaluations of how the breaking news was handled and how we should temper our expectations in situations involving fast-moving and often confusing events.

# Jack Shafer delineates differing
versions of what we thought we knew.

# LiveMint interviewed Barkha Dutt, the managing editor of NDTV 24x7, about their coverage of the recent Mumbai terrror attack. There is a comment thread attached which is at times quite scathing.

# NPR's Renee Montagne interviewed Indian author Vikram Chandra about the mood in Mumbai after the attack.

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