It was fascinating to watch. I was watching when it was announced that the miners were alive. It was chaos - family members cheering, hugging, crying, smiling. At first the reporters on the scene seemed apprehensive to report the news, saying that they had not heard from the company, but that family members in the church had heard from the company. They kept cutting to the press briefing room saying a conference should come at any time.
But as the coverage went on, though, the reporters seemed to forget that the story had not been confirmed by the mining company. They kept interviewing random passersby and various family members, using them as verified sources. It was fascinating to see the story develop. Absolutely tragic.
FNC must have felt obligated to join in but still went back to the empty media room. At that point I panned FNC on the disaster thread for poor coverage they were doing. Now I feel bad because they were being cautious...