Very sad story and once you cut through the inaccuracies it looks as though there is going to be some serious fall-out from this (presumed) accident on various fronts.
“you don’t understand you don’t have time to worry about facts we just have to write a story”.
Yes, of course you're right in everything you say Icaruss at #278 The media have
always been very unpopular on this website. But those hacks are actually right in what they say. Journalists aren't interested in facts, they're interested in stories. They're under heavy pressure to get stories from their editor; and file them to very tight deadlines. Why? Because we, the people, are interested in reading them. That is their job. The Daily Star has some nonsense about a throwaway comment Sala's ex-girlfriend made about this being a 'mafia hit'. A lot of rubbish and it's a nice story for that small constituency of people who read the Daily Star over their greasy spoon breakfast. Journalists aren't pilots and they don't have that expert knowledge that pilots have, which is why it's interesting to read threads like this when something like this happens. (I'm not a pilot.)
We're all complicit in the rush to jump to conclusions and speculate; and rely on unverified information. Especially in the information age. It just means that the discerning observer has to spend a bit of time cutting through the rubbish. And let's be honest - pilots wouldn't
really want the press to get every detail right every time would they? If they did there'd be nothing to rant on here about.
Anyway - I really hope they find some wreckage soon. Must be terrible for the families.