The truth about Steve Job’s heart attack and CNN cost saving plan.

On October 3, a contributor announced on CNNs ‘iReport that Steve Jobs had an heart attack. IReport is an « unfiltered, unedited » UGC news site. The report.was removed since, but it read.

Steve Jobs was rushed to the ER just a few hours ago after suffering a major heart attack. I have an insider

The AAPL stock lost 10 points and rebounded back up after Apple’s annoucement. The truth is that Steve Job did have a bicycle accident, as the photo demonstrates.

In my former startup, i had hired 2 editors to filter the incoming photos and videos, to avoid just what happened to Steve Job. Having run a news agency in the past, I also experienced « false information », as journalists are occasionnaly manipulated.

It’s pretty obvious to me that the « unedited, unfiltered » iReport tagline is a matter of cost for CNN.

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