Air France Accident - The newspaper silliness begins

On Wed, 3 Aug 2005 23:35:50 -0700, "Jay Beckman"
wrote:

"Dave in Columbus" wrote in message
.. .
I watched the cable news coverage of the accident yesterday for about an
hour or so. What details that were available were covered fairly well.
After watching the coverage I knew that the aircraft had landed, maybe
fast
and hard, then unable to stop, had slid off the end of the runway into a
ravine. The aircraft broke into at least two pieces and started burning.


So.... I switch over to the local news at 6:00 EST (NBC in Columbus, OH)
and the first thing to pop out of the newscuties mouth was "... the
airplane broke in two after landing.."

I guess NBC here doesn't have cable or access to the newswire, other wise
she would have known at least the basic details of the accident like I
did.

If I hadn't watched the cable coverage I would have thought that the
aircraft had broken in two on the runway after landing.

Another example of the sad state of journalism. No information is better
than incorrect information in my book.
--

Dave in Columbus

Dave,

In this particular case, you are commenting on the "sad state" of journalism
in Columbus, OH, the #34 market in the country.

I'm not saying the major networks get it right all the time either, but,
IMO, you are comparing apples to avocados.

Fair and Balanced...

Jay Beckman
PP-ASEL
Chandler, AZ

Well, that's OK. I like BOTH Apples and Avocados!

--

Dave in Columbus