I don’t think reporters today check further into anything. They just hear a story and run with it. The news today is all about clicks and selling ads.
No one would read a news story about the big ceremony being cancelled but the smaller ceremonies (where students cross the stage) still happening.
Anyway, good catch! You’re right.
Here’s what Columbia is saying:
https://commencement.columbia.edu/content/announcements
Thank you. Fortunately most Freepers and people of my generation know how to read and write. These skills seem to be lacking in many younger people. Texting is not really reading nor writing. And most barely read beyond the headlines. They are all so very busy.