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Old 16th Apr 2007, 07:31
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lack of detail = more heartbreak

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I couldn't agree with you more. During Telic 1, when 849 had their tragic accident, the BBC rolled out the stock footage of the junglies assaulting Sierra Leone with the breaking news of 2 Royal Navy Sea Kings collide, all pax missing presumed dead. You can imagine the dismay this caused at Yeovilton and Plymouth; my wife was with friends' wives and many of them were in pieces. The collective sigh of relief when the facts (that's FACTS, for any hacks out there) finally came out was drowned out by the sorrow from Culdrose who thought they were safe, but weren't.

I hate the media with a passion. The vast majority are not reporting for anything as noble the people, only to further their own ends and be first with BREAKING NEWS, regardless of accuracy.
That has set my Monday mood off a treat.
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