October 12 - Journalism or Jerk-a-lism?

I know it’s not Monday, but I have a MAJOR PET PEEVE.

Yesterday, there was a tragic accident involving a plane crash into a building in NYC. The accident happened at 2:42 p.m. and it was determined less than two hours later that Corey Lidle, a Major League baseball player, was involved.

All of the networks, including ESPN broadcast this news. The problem was that Lidle’s wife and father had not been notified. They had to learn about this tragic accident while watching TV like the rest of us.

What happened to the human decency in holding the information until the proper “notification of next of kin” is completed?

Is the competitive race to get out bad news that important? SHAME ON YOU PEOPLE.