Now its 9:15pm EST, several hours since Raw Story "broke" the news about the Pope's death and MSNBC and CNN are both still reporting he's still alive. In bad shape, but still alive.
I like Raw Story and think its a good alternative and supplement to the corporate media, but just like the corporate media, alternative media, needs to be wary of jumping the gun just to be first, or among the first, in reporting a story.
Who was the source for Raw Story? What checks were made of the source? These are questions that should be asked of all media, even media we like.