'scuse me ?
Sorry chaps, but I worry about all this stuff about the media.
Where do the media get their stories when something happens involving an aircraft ???
First they go to the airline -
Media Question : What happened ?
Airline : We don't know what you're talking about !
Media Question : But wasn't there a problem ? didn't the aircraft have to return to XXXX ?
Airline : Standard procedure, slight hiccup, nothing to worry about, we'll release a statement in good time ....
So where do the journo's go ? - to YOU for what turns out to be a ..."no comment - ask the airline" ... no that doesn't work ... we've tried that.
So they go to the PAX ... and if they exaggerate, stretch the truth, guild the lilly - who do you blame...?? ...of course .... the MEDIA ...
Why don't you guys just ring the media yourselves - or post your home phone numbers on this site, so when something goes awry on a flight - they can call you direct - to get the REAL truth...
Sounds a bit ludicrous doesn't it ? .. about as ludicrous as most of your assertions and sweeping statements about "the media".
If the media are all bad, why bother reading, listening to or watching it ??? - and I thought you blokes were intelligent ....
Don't shoot the messenger guys ... and don't tar all journalists with the same brush...