CNN: Suspect in Custody, 'Dark-skinned Male'

CNN. What can you say about this great news organization?

It sucks. It's an embarrassment.

CNN imploded this afternoon.

There is no suspect in the Boston bombings in custody. There is no "dark-skinned male" under arrest for the terror.

Erik Wemple details CNN's breakdown.

CNN’s John King this afternoon broke some enormous news. A suspect had been identified in the Boston Marathon bombings. From CNN.com:

The breakthrough came from analysis of video from a department store near the site of the second explosion. Video from a Boston television station also contributed to the progress, said the source, who declined to be more specific but called it a significant development.

King had more. The CNN reporter gave a description of the suspect — well, not a description, but rather a categorization: “Dark-skinned” male.

...[T]he network piled one failure—a “dark-skinned” suspect—on top of another—an arrest that didn’t exist. It’s all proof that you can say “abundance of caution” over and over without actually acting on it. In looking back at the reportorial failure, King noted that “part of this reflects on us,” but part of it also reflects on sources and authorities. That’s not exactly taking ownership.

Note to John King: Part of the mess doesn't reflect on you and CNN. ALL of it reflects on you and CNN.
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Video here: "CNN's Jaw-Droppingly Awful Hour Of Boston Bombing Coverage."