Originally Posted by
OVC010CB
Maybe someone can help me out here, at what point in our history did the mainstream media become dishonest wh0res? Almost everything they write is inaccurate and editorialized.
I'll help. Ever shake you head when the media "reports" about the causes of aircraft accidents, particularly in the first hours after it happens? Why?
They're not pilots, accident investigators or even aviation specialists. But they have to get something in the news cycle to "keep up" with the competition.
There's an old journalism saw that goes, "If it bleeds, it leads." That's the reason passenger airline accidents get lots of attention, but cargo accidents don't. After all, only the pilots get killed in freighters. In all journalism its all about ratings or selling subscriptions. High sales/ratings draw advertisers. That's how they make their money.
Guess what you don't see...the NTSB report. By the time that comes out, its "old news." The public has forgotten about it and its too technical anyway.