On May 11, 1996, the Miami Herald launched its first website, HeraldLink, coinciding with the tragic crash of ValueJet Flight 592 shortly after takeoff from Miami. This marked a pivotal moment in news dissemination, as the online reporting became live before the next day's newspaper despite delays. The ill-fated flight resulted from improperly secured oxygen canisters, leading to the deaths of all 110 aboard. The article reflects on the difficulties faced by families of victims and the emerging role of digital news in a pre-social media landscape.
Investigators later determined that 144 oxygen-generating canisters were improperly secured, labeled and packaged in the cargo hold of the plane.
The feeling of hopelessness struck even harder at families of the passengers: "There doesn't seem to be any hope," said Stewart P. Thomas of Coral Gables.
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