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1912 EXTRA!
Titanic Sinks; 'All ... Are Safe'
When the Titanic collided with an iceberg and sank in the North Atlantic, newspapers carried conflicting accounts. The ship's SOS flashed instantly, as did reports from other ships. But the radio signals sometimes were weak and garbled by interference, so some newspapers got the story wrong. Reported the Los Angeles Express: "All Passengers Are Safe."
Discarded papers litter the floor of the New York Times newsroom as reporters and editors scramble for the latest news of the Titanic.
A Pioneer Among the Victims:
Pall Mall Gazette editor William Thomas Stead was among the passengers who perished on the Titanic. The controversial Stead pioneered the use of newspaper illustration, sensational scoops and big headlines. |