| Re: Favourite Stupid Reporting |
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Group: aus.aviation · Group Profile
Author: nofarkenwaynofarkenway Date: Aug 5, 2008 03:51
On Aug 3, 5:36 pm, ken killcare.com> wrote:> As often pointed out in this group, journalists and editors write dumb
> things about aviation (and many other subjects).
> My all-time favourite was in the SMH some years ago when there was a
> solar eclipse. It was reported that because it got dark for several
> minutes, aircraft had to circle Mascot Airport until it was light
> again.
> Can anyone top that?
I'm not surprised. If you ever have the chance to talk to a group of
journalism students, you find they know who is shacked up with who or
what in Hollywood and who is the flavour of the month entertainer, but
when it comes to general knowledge of anything technical, they just
don't have a clue. Sadly, they occasionally become the talking head
fronting a prime time programme and they still don't know anything
more than what they knew when they were students.
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