With a complete news blackout imposed by the Communist authorities, there was truly no other way to get any accurate information. Since the story was extremely newsworthy and important, the method used is understandable.
在中共全力封鎖現場，幾乎沒有別的管道可知道消息來源下，而此事件又有極高新聞價值時，此種手法可以理解。