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Old 9th Sep 2010, 16:31
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stepwilk
 
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"Hilarious is also the role of the journalists that publish whatever they are told to publish, without even taking the time to investigate."

But...

"In all probability in a 738 the CVR would be a 2hour recorder."

Hilarious is also the role of some posters.

In defense of journalists, it needs to be pointed out that no newspaper on earth can afford to have on its staff an aviation expert, a police expert, a firefighting expert, an MD, a true automotive authority... They do as well as they can, writing one day about an aircraft accident, the next about a school-board issue and the day after that a ship sinking 8,000 miles distant.

The journalist certainly would have investigated if his information was that "somebody in India" claimed the pilot had been asleep. Since he/she apparently was quoting a DGAC report, I don't think that required them to re-invent the wheel when they're on deadline.

People are too quick to criticize others who perhaps work in professions about which they know little and couldn't themselves possibly participate in. (You Aguadalte, would be rejected for semi-literacy and an inability to punctuate correctly. See me after class.)
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