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RTDNA Lauds News Coverage of bin Laden's Death


The Radio Television Digital News Association (RTDNA) lauds the expedient, comprehensive and prudent news coverage of Osama bin Laden's death Sunday night and urges all news organizations to continue with "responsible and objective reporting" on-air, online and via social networking.

"This story is perhaps the biggest we've seen since September 11, 2001," said RTDNA Chairman Mark Kraham. "Given how sensitive a topic this is for many Americans, the coverage so far has been outstanding. From what I've seen, the networks, local news stations in New York and many others around the country have done an excellent job of keeping objectivity, appropriate compassion and keen analysis in their coverage."

Unconfirmed reports of bin Laden's death began to swirl on the Internet and via Twitter and Facebook around 9:30pm EDT on Sunday. The cable networks confirmed the information before breaking the news.

"On Sunday night journalism was at its best," Kraham said. "Given the time and the magnitude of this breaking news, I'm sure many newsrooms were lightly staffed and left scrambling to get people into work. Based on the coverage I've seen, it's clear that many people in newsrooms across the country made good decisions with respect to how and when to break this news."

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