Reporters in North Korea Learn About Missile Launch From News Desks in New York and Washington

Posted: 4/13/2012  |  By: Chris Ariens | MediaBistro.com

Forty minutes into a 5-day window, North Korea launched a rocket from a facility in the northwestern part of the country. The launch, at 7:39am local time, was first reported on U.S. cable news 14 minutes later by CNN’s John King. The news was followed minutes later on Fox News, CNBC World, Fox Business and, at 7:13pm, on MSNBC.