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I didn’t even have the TV on during the Boston events. Too upsetting having to passively endure lies and idiocies. On Twitter, news were coming in real time. And I could comment. I could tell NY Post who fingered innocent people twice “Why are you here? Shouldn’t you just give up now?”
In the evening I did turn on the TV . All channels had the same image of a house with a boat surrounded by police. Except for Channel 13 (public TV in NY) which ironically had commercials every time I checked.
I am glad I had the TV on, because I didn’t miss the iconic moment when old news media died. The reporter was standing by the house & boat when cheers erupted. Twitter lit up: SUSPECT 2 IN CUSTODY! The reporter announced: “They are cheering but I don’t know why. he then reported rumors. They took another hour to confirm that it was the actual bombing suspect (not Fox, they jumped in ahead as usual)
Some of the more memorable tweets yesterday
Welcome Back Trotter @TarotDarrow 11h
Tweeter triumphs again: Boston Police Dept. just tweeted, “Suspect is in custody.” Whew! Sigh of relief for all involved in this man hunt.
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Susan Ware Flower @swflower 11h
So this is going to end on a boat, on land, in a city named Watertown. #manhunt
Edge Oforever @edgeoforever 17h
“And take NY Post with you @briangaar: . @CNN maybe you guys should sit this one out”
John Fugelsang @JohnFugelsang 18h
After a week of ‘please don’t let it be a Musllim’ & ‘please don’t let it be a white guy’ it winds up being a white Muslim.
This btw, came to sum up the right vs left in this country. Since I refuse to take my pick between racist or extremist, I am neither now.
Tonight Boston townies will be the ones helping Boston PD out of bars. #WellDone
Vince Sonson @VinceSonson 11h
We may be witnessing the end of the relevance of broadcast news in realtime. They are unable to match the speed of the Internet. #manhunt
In the same vein, adding this (found on Twitter)
Twitter Never Sleeps, Even During Middle-of-the-Night Boston Police Shootouts
the tweet introducing it
HowardKurtz @HowardKurtz 24m
How Twitter kicked MSM’s butt in Boston yesterday, from one suspect’s death to other one’s capture http://thebea.st/1055vty via @thedailybeast
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Here’s how the events made headlines in Boston
Boston Herald back and front cover captures the moment with the flags
while Boston Globe goes for the help
In NY, tabloids go for the blood and guts
NY Post – which was deservedly excluded from Newseum today, has a detail of the same shot
and AM NY gets the NYC effects 
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Anthony Weiner announcement that he is running for mayor started what I am sure is just the first of NY Post penis headlines
I feel more like Metro
and I would be way happier to vote for him than media designated Christine Quinn
The media’s incredulity is only making him more fit in my book.
And speaking of incredulity, The Daily News seems shocked that all their headlines failed to pass an assault weapon law
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I once thought of naming my dog MoDo because she hates all girl dogs while getting along fine with the guys. I didn’t, because I like my dog.
NY Times’ Dowd Tries To Whitewash Her Awful Hillary Campaign Coverage
It’s a good article, so I won’t add anything to it except “what happened??????”
and not afraid to say so
The Daily News fresh from their Obamagasm, shows their true co;ors by displaying the same picture
I did not watch this non-event, but got a better perspective from this source
I guess this would show the same moment that NYC tabloids relished from a better angle and you’ll have to go to the source for their priceless narrative
On edit, the Gothamist has a good comment
A One Act Play About The NY Post’s Sexist Hillary Clinton Cover
..Excerpt
Post Editor Guy 1: So are we goin’ with “HELLARY: WHO’D WANT TO BENGHAZI THIS BROAD?!” or “MIDDLE SHEESH! WACKO WOMAN GETS SNIPPY AT SENATE” ?
Post Editor Guy 2: Hmmm, whaddya think Gary?
Post Editor Guy 3: [Brushing 7-11 Taquito crumbs off double chin]
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