I'm with you there and you put it more eloquently than I would have...I started to reply but decided against it. I make it a habit to read from many sources anyway because, as we all know, there are "alternative facts", plus it helps one form a balanced view on things. The way media is these days, not only do they have to be first out in mainstream media, they're competing against the social medium so there's bound to be pressures to get stories out before they're fully verified...often just quoting from an "official" spokesman I find who themselves aren't experts, like quoting from the emergency services.