I think you're adding an emotional component that might not be there. Journalism is always a race to break stories first and in our new world of web journalism

I think you're adding an emotional component that might not be there. Journalism is always a race to break stories first and in our new world of web journalism that means immediately and not just when you have to send the paper to print. It also means they can do the normal "this story has been updated with XYZ's generic PR response."