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Last Week, CNN Itself Became the Poop Cruise

As reactions to the media&#39;s handling (or rather, mishandling) of breaking news during a busy week continue to flow in, perhaps none is more condemning than&nbsp;<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/22/business/media/in-boston-cnn-stumbles-in-rush-to-break-news.html?partner=socialflow&amp;smid=tw-nytimesbusiness&amp;pagewanted=all">David Carr&#39;s latest column in&nbsp;</a><em><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/22/business/media/in-boston-cnn-stumbles-in-rush-to-break-news.html?partner=socialflow&amp;smid=tw-nytimesbusiness&amp;pagewanted=all">The New York Times</a>.</em>

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As reactions to the media's handling (or rather, mishandling) of breaking news during a busy week continue to flow in, perhaps none is more condemning than The media critic came down hard on correspondent John King, newly appointed chief Jeff.

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