Originally Posted by Hetman

Of course the press is going to report it. That is what they do.

The NTSB, on the other hand, is acting in a fashion that is contrary to past practice. Used to be they would report only that the investigation is ongoing, but would not release details until they issued the final report. This dribbling of piecemeal details is disturbing. The delivery of individual findings in an ongoing investigation, without regard to context, to an ignorant and sensationalist press with a history of ignorance, exaggeration and distortion is, in my opinion, contrary and harmful to the NTSB's mandated purpose.