The alligator was pulled from a lake in Prospect Park in Brooklyn and was brought to the Bronx Zoo for rehabilitation.
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Getting the story right is key, especially when you’re covering breaking news. The situation is chaotic and unclear, and a reporter’s job is to report the truth no matter how confusing it is. That’s why it’s so important to get first-hand accounts and to verify that information with the authorities. It’s easy to take what you hear from panicked bystanders, but it’s not always accurate and it can be dangerous when you’re reporting on something as serious as a shooting. NPR learned this lesson the hard way when it reported that congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords had died based on an erroneous eyewitness account.
