As much as the media reporting of aircraft incidents annoys me too, we have to admit that the mainstream media probably don’t care whether what is reported is essentially accurate or not. Most of the “great unwashed” that aren’t part of the aviation community wouldn’t be able to pick the difference between a 737 and a 787 and probably wouldn’t care. In this era of social media, the public has the attention span of a gnat, and the media are under pressure to get the story out ASAP. Also, sensationalism grabs the attention that the advertisers demand and, therefore, aeroplanes don’t descend rapidly, they “plummet”; the passengers aren’t concerned, they’re “terrified” and crews that handle inflight emergencies efficiently aren’t professional, they’re “heroes”. I have a feeling that the media don’t really care about accuracy anymore, and we should start getting used to it for our own sanity.