Americans were transfixed yesterday as media outlets blared that a 6-year-old boy was trapped in a balloon screaming across the Colorado skies. It was great television. But it wasn't true. Now that we have the benefit of the full story, let's critique the media's coverage of the early moments.

By Mike McPhate  |  October 16, 2009; 10:41 AM ET
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