here's another suggestion: create a new open forum with a strict posting policy, premoderation and with consequently and permanently banning people who have nothing useful to contribute. That way, everyone is invited to quietly listen and learn from the professionals and those who are a pain in the neck, are going to be excluded. And with respect to journos and the media, nothing going to stop them quoting posts out of context to produce a good story, whether or not there is a new private forum.
i would certainly disappointed if i, as a wannabe, have to wait for my first employment to be able to follow the worthwhile debates on incidents/accidents.