I thougt the purpose of the media was to inform and
educate.....
No, in privately-owned media organisations, the purpose is to maximise value for shareholders; informing and educating has nothing to do with it.
Of course, without the aviation industry providing accurate and timely infrmation to the media, they will make up all they want to and publish sensational accounts. Companies who control their media exposure very carefully, like easyJet, fare well in this respect.
Oh, and websites run supposedly for 'professional pilots' on which there is a vast amount of uninformed speculation don't help either...
