Terrible article about Pahoa and lava

[PauHana]

I suspect Newsweek is not the only one to sensationalize this story. I wonder what their media reports in Japan looked like: Pompey redux the sequel?
Japanese owners of Puna lots apparently are flooding for the exit.

[faroutsider]

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Originally posted by Wao nahele kane

How far back does this sort of outright fabrications in journalism go? IMO, it really started to take root and increase around the early to mid 1990's such as the Oklahoma bombings. Since those initial inconsistencies between local reported facts vs. very different stories spun through national reporting of the incident we have slipped off a cliff. Before the Oklahoma inconsistencies incident, CNN had been caught green/blue screening backdrops, using props and claiming they were reporting in the field when in fact they were in a studio and faking the story... those scud missile attacks over in Iraq. Anyone recall the two journalist hunkered down fearing death from scuds? Completely phony and done in a CNN studio. http://www.staticmediahub.com/2014/09/25...le-attack/ This is just one example of many.
The number of these incidents aren't even countable anymore. One lie after another.

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Oh I think TSHTF when Dan Rather made fun of Richard Nixon. No blood was shed yet none of our lives would ever be the same.

[VancouverIslander]

They've been doing their research using old Trip Advisor threads.

[punafish]

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Originally posted by PauHana

I suspect Newsweek is not the only one to sensationalize this story. I wonder what their media reports in Japan looked like: Pompey redux the sequel?
Japanese owners of Puna lots apparently are flooding for the exit.

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The Japanese media (FUJI TV) have been fairly accurate and responsible reporting on this, actually downplaying the situation. (My wife was on several news shows explaining the situation.) We're also keeping our Japanese neighbors abreast of the situation, many of whom will be coming over this month or early next month.

[punalvr]

From Newsweek today: (Revised Version)

"But on June 27 that all changed when lava threatened to take hold of Pahoa’s only major highway, which could effectively cut off the village from its surrounding communities."

On a following paragraph:
"While alternative routes are being built in and out of Pahoa, traffic has become extremely congested after the highway closed due to an influx of tourists coming into town to see the lava and repair crews."

Jesus, who is the editor? When did the highway closed? I think Newsweek should start a campaign to have urns delivered to Pahoa for all the cremated, charred bodies laying around!!

punalvr

[Mendo]

It's hard to count the inaccuracies in this story, by a national newsmagazine!

[DoryGray]

I just sent my second email to the reporter, after reading some of the 35 comments; asking for a retraction & rewritten report. I know, "good luck w/ that!"

[Hawaii Bound]

They did edit the article early today and put the following note at the end of the article:

Correction: A previous version of this story implied the highway was closed due to lava; the highway is in danger of being closed due to lava and is currently open.

[Kapohocat]

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Originally posted by DoryGray

I just sent my second email to the reporter, after reading some of the 35 comments; asking for a retraction & rewritten report. I know, "good luck w/ that!"

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I know what you mean.

Polly Mosendz has written numerous articles and this is not the first one that she has less than diligent fact checking on.

One questions - only 800 people in Pahoa? What is the real #. (I know 8000 is mentioned in Lower Puna many other places but she specifically said Pahoa. )

[Hawaii Bound]

As of 2010 there were 14,409 people in Pahoa (96778).