Miami Airport Shooting: Notes

By Brian 

> Update: 3:30pm: “Kyra Phillips just got an e-mail from a CNN correspondent with new details of the status of the passenger and asked out loud if she would be allowed to go on the air with this info and the source,” an e-mailer says…

> FNC broke in at 2:27:08, CNN broke in at 2:27:15, and MSNBC broke in at 2:28:34.

> MSNBC and FNC reported that the suspect may have been killed around 3:15pm, while CNN waited to report it until almost 3:30pm…

> MSNBC was first: With shots fired by air marshals…with shots fired in jetway, instead of on the plane…with shots fired resulting in fatal injuries to suspect…and with an eyewitness report from passenger, thanks to WTVJ, an e-mailer says…

> CNN Pipeline is airing a variety of camera shots from Miami, with stretches of quiet in between updates from the anchor. The service sometimes reairs interviews from CNN/U.S. It’s refreshing to hear the anchor stop talking for a while, rather than speculating to fill airtime…

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