Not much mining for facts going on.

Mainstream coverage of the Crandall Canyon Mine collapse has largely focused on the dramatic rescue efforts. Many citizen journalists, meanwhile, have been quick to point out the political leanings and character flaws of the mine’s co-owner (and mainstream media favorite), Robert Murray. But lost in all of this coverage are the simple questions: how, why and what can we learn from this?

More on:
Criticism of main stream media coverage here.
Example of soft, rescue-drama coverage on the part of CNN here.
Salt Lake Tribune uncovers important yet largley ignored facts here.
Murray Energy Corp.’s recent safety problems here.

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