Way back in 1998, I found out about a fatal crash involving two people I knew at the airfield I flew from, when a friend phoned VERY early in the morning, having heard it on the news, to check that I hadn't been involved. It wasn't a nice way to start the day. I'd much rather have been informed on PPRuNe. I log on to this site mainly to keep up with information and news, no matter what it is.