>Joe Colquitt wrote:
>>
>> CNN's report on the Denver crash (posted this morning) is attached.
>> My concern over this crash, aside from the loss of life, is the same
>> as in any aviation event involving "small" or "experimental" planes:
>> People jump to the conclusion that we're a bunch of daredevils,
>> risk-takers, over-achievers, death-defiers, etc.
>
>How about "Fools"? or "Incompetents"? I have had personal knowledge of
>several events that have been later reported by the press. In every
>single case the stories have been incorrect, unfavorable, or both. When
>an attempt is made to correct their reporting, the correction may be
>acknowledged but it never makes its way to the front of the paper (or
>radio story, or TV news program).
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There's an interesting difference I've noted in media coverage of the
John Denver accident. . . there's a great deal of POSITIVE coverage
of amateur-built aviation as well. Saw a fairly long piece on Public
Eye last night wherein the reporter including footage and comments on
his OWN ride in the back seat of a Long-Ez! He was grinning ear to ear
and explaining how this experience was almost spiritual. Many others
on the net including AVSIG on Compuserve are reporting a phenomenal
number of neutral to positive informational pieces on amateur built
planes. Don't know about you but I certainly don't recall this kind
of consideration in the past.
I heard a news piece yesterday and I'm sorry, I cannot quote the original
source but the gist of it was this: At some time in the not too distant
future, news services are going to REQUIRE that reporters have some
education in the disiplines they expect to cover. I was astounded!
What a concept. Could it be that someone should actually know what they
were talking about?
To date, a degree in communications or media production gets you a job
as informant to the world. What I've seen and heard over the past
few days is encouraging . . . especially because it's those poor
ignorant souls in congress that depend so much on what the media
prints for their decision-driving data. I think we have reason,
at least today, to be optomistic! But DON'T take the pressure off!
I wrote our local newspaper yesterday for calling the Long an
"ultralight" and this paper is home base for Dave Higgdon, a noted
aviation writer! Keep whacking them where it's called for . . .
Bob . . .
AeroElectric Connection
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