(but it's the BEST JOURNALISM EVER!)
Every. Single. Time. some tragedy happens, members of the "New Media"--or "Old Media" outlets with web content--release, and promote, the same article (both the same as before and the same as everyone else's). It is quite possibly the most template-y, "insert X here" type of article imaginable. Therefore, it is the best. It's ingenious. Journalism is supposed to be easy, after all--easy to do, easy to write, easy to read. As a reporter, you just repeat stuff that other people repeat! How much thinking could you possibly need for that? Again, it shouldn't be hard--if it is, you're doing it wrong!
When you hear about a tragic event or major news story, your first thought, save perhaps concern, prayer, or both, is to ask for more information.
And The Huffington Post, among others, ingeniously answers a question you didn't even ask.
