a) the media won't cover a "news" story based on an anonymous forum post or thread... they need "sources" that is media 101.

b) I have flown with a few carriers, and in quite a few more j/s ... long and short haul... 99% of the guys preoccupy themselves with either a book, news paper, iPhone app, or something to keep from falling asleep or talking so much that they miss every radio call. I don't ever recall seeing anyone miss a radio call while reading or looking at an iPhone btw...

c) If you fly 1 hr short hop legs in US domestic air space it's one thing.... if you are doing 10+ hour flights with long segments in non-radar or class 2 space, like oceanic and you literally sit and stare the entire time, you are "God".