Romenesko

Roanoke Times
Dan Radmacher says the most ludicrous moment was when a radio anchor asked a reporter on the scene at Virginia Tech: "So, what's the mood on campus?" He says Larry King had the second most ludicrous question of the day when he asked Roanoke Times reporter Greg Esposito: "How do you explain it to yourself?"
> "Last week's insta-branding was out of control, particularly at CNN" (AA)
> NBC News was right to air gunman's rant, says Wycliff (Chicago Tribune)
> Kurtz: Airing perhaps 10 seconds of Cho's video might have sufficed (WP)
> Shister: "Maybe NBC could have waited 24 hours. I don't know" (CNN.com)
> Woman lies to news orgs about "friend" shot in the leg at VT (WTVQ)
> Virginia Tech student government asks journalists to get off campus (WP)
> Strupp: Virginia Tech paper deserves notice by Pulitzer panel (E&P)