On Wed, 3 Aug 2005 11:45:10 -0700, "Matt Barrow"
wrote:


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Wow, Michael... you don't miss a thing : )

I think Greg was quoting some knucklehead Canadian reporter that knows
how to read copy but knows nothings about airliners...


Don't you people ever say anything nice about the media?


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