One can just imagine the cell phones lighting up a little after 9am Friday. That’s when the Atlanta Botanical Garden construction accident happened — right at the time that day shifts started for TV news folks and their managers. All four stations threw resources at the story. By 11pm, it was still the lead. Many [...]
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