Iran has launched a satellite into orbit

Re:Iran has launched a satellite into orbit by slater on Tuesday February 03, 2009 @05:08AM (#463775)

Fox News? Really? On HN?

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Re:Iran has launched a satellite into orbit by rsheridan6 on Tuesday February 03, 2009 @07:28AM (#463888)

You can find the same story from dozens of different outlets. The BBC says the same thing: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7866705.stm

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Re:Iran has launched a satellite into orbit by DanielBMarkham on Tuesday February 03, 2009 @07:28AM (#463889)

Either it's news or it isn't.

This is news.

Give it a rest already.

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Re:Iran has launched a satellite into orbit by josefresco on Tuesday February 03, 2009 @09:30AM (#464022)

While I generally agree, it's not always the case. News networks will drum up stories like these all the time from a "report" or "undisclosed source" to push an agenda or spice up a slow news day. Just because other new orgs pick up on it doesn't make it any more of a fact, unless they're doing their own verification which sadly I don't think is done enough.

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Re:Iran has launched a satellite into orbit by jerf on Tuesday February 03, 2009 @01:00PM (#464340)

Well, then it in "not news", no? Regardless of whether it shows up on Fox or in the NYT.

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