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Old 28th Apr 2009, 23:02
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Fact checking, not trawling.

dixi188

You do no favours to the "PRESS" that you represent by trawling here for stories.

When I read a news story about aviation, I find that a lot of the information put forward as fact is incorrect. (It's not difficult to check facts, use Google)
You complain about a journalist researching a story, then in the next breath complain that journalists do not check facts.

What better place to come than PPrune to ask professionals for facts and opinion before writing an aviation story if, as a professional journalist, you want to get your facts right?

The industry has learned it needs open reporting, why not adopt more open media relations? Simply clamming up achieves at best nothing, at worst allows falsehoods and errors to gain momentum.

Real communication is two way, so next time you spot an error in a story, let the journalist know, explaining why it matters.
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