OPEN LETTER TO JOURNALISTS

"Dennis O'Connor" wrote:
What did you report on today?

The plane crash, unless a man bit a dog somewhere.

Of course they'll report on the plane crash because it's a more unusual
story. You would too if you had papers to peddle.

What do you want them to do, *not* report fatal aviation accidents?
--
Dan
C172RG at BFM

Guess they shouldn't have reported the space shuttle deaths either since the
yearly death rate for the space program is so low.

"Dennis O'Connor" wrote in message
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Open letter to journalists: Statistics for 2001


General Aviation deaths per day (USA) 1.5

Deaths by bicycle per day (USA) 2.2

Deaths by drowning per day (USA) 11

Deaths on the job site per day (USA) 17

Death by automobile per day (USA) 117

Deaths by automobile (world) per day 548

What did you report on today?

Denny

And the Concorde went from being the safest commercial airliner ( because it
had never crashed) to being the most unsafe because it had one crash (based
on passenger mile flown by type).

Darn statistics!

"Dennis O'Connor" wrote in message
...
Open letter to journalists: Statistics for 2001


General Aviation deaths per day (USA) 1.5

Deaths by bicycle per day (USA) 2.2

Deaths by drowning per day (USA) 11

Deaths on the job site per day (USA) 17

Death by automobile per day (USA) 117

Deaths by automobile (world) per day 548

What did you report on today?

Denny

What did you report on today?

Denny

Bush and the faulty CIA info and Koby Bryant (sp).... that's all they
reported on today.... and yesterday... and the day before that....

Sometimes I almost wish there were more journalists in those statistics....

Jim Burns III

Dennis O'Connor wrote:
Open letter to journalists: Statistics for 2001


Reviewing the evolution of style and content selection of television
news since its inception it is sadly clear that television 'journalism'
has become no more than a (quite lucrative) variation of reality tv.

The most often question asked by 'journalists' of families of 'victims'
is "how do you FEEL about this tragedy?"

Vicarious sensationalism sells, facts are boring.

As an aviator, I prefer that journalists REPORT every crash with as detailed
information as possible. Understanding the cause of an accident can only serve
to help those that pursue flight in terms of safety. Sometimes, and more often
than not, what is reported by a local journalist sheds more light on an
accident than a bland NTSB report ever has.

Brandabc wrote:
than not, what is reported by a local journalist sheds more light on an
accident than a bland NTSB report ever has.

Like:

"...Witnesses told authorities the plane, a Lancair 320, appeared to
"fall out of the sky," Munoz said..."

or

"...An official told CBS 3 the engine had lost power and that the pilot
tried to force a landing..."

This invaluable information should be factored into everyone's recurrent
flight training :-)

Dan Luke wrote:


"Dennis O'Connor" wrote:
What did you report on today?

The plane crash, unless a man bit a dog somewhere.

Of course they'll report on the plane crash because it's a more unusual
story. You would too if you had papers to peddle.

What do you want them to do, *not* report fatal aviation accidents?

I would like them to report fatal aviation accidents in the same place (and
with the same treatment) as fatal automobile accidents.

--
Frank....H