The funny thing about that (not really "funny" but anyway) was that when Reagan was shot at least two of the networks reported that Press Secretary James Brady had died.At one time that was true. But that was pre-internet, Twitter, and everything else. There was a time when getting it right was more important than getting it first, but that time has passed. Now, it only matters that you put something out there to generate buzz. Whether it's correct or not is almost an afterthought.
You'd think back then GETTING IT RIGHT would have been important. But hey, it's not like anyone ever said, for example, "Dewey Beats Truman."