The transmission of information requires some time, one reason being that physically, these transmissions just take time.
On the other hand, large media outlets must carefully consider what can and can't be published.
There are certainly media professionals in the world who expose the truth based on their conscience, but the most successful and largest media organizations all have their own ways of surviving.
Five hours after the incident, the attackers were still an unknown armed force. By the tenth hour, the media had already defined the event!
Cover headline:
"Shocking! Somali Pirates Sink Mei Country Frigate! One Sunk, One Missing!"
People clicked to read, surprised to find that this time, the media didn't spout nonsense or use clickbait, the words "Shocking!" aside, not a single word needed to be deleted!
This sensational headline spread around the world in less than a day.
"What year is it now?"