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Some media jumped to conclusions on Supreme Court ruling
Posted Jun 30, 2012
Media Outlet:
Philadelphia Inquirer
When the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on the Affordable Care Act, Fox News and CNN reported the wrong outcome. "People, especially journalists, had been waiting so long for this decision," said Chris Harper, co-director of the Multimedia Urban Reporting Lab at Temple. "People couldn't help themselves. They were just jumping the gun."