Lost Photos of the Titanic and The Stories Behind Them

Misinformation Quickly Spread

The newspaper and journalism industry is plagued by competition. Everyone wants to be the first newspaper out with the news, which is exactly what happened with the Titanic. Sadly, the misinformation was already spreading and early reports claimed that everyone survived. It took days for people to even learn that anyone died.

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