With all due respect to those lost in this accident I have to agree with the t'aint natural.
I have now reached the stage where I do not bother to watch so called 'breaking news' on television because of the endless speculation, misinformation and plain ghoulishnes. CNN is perhaps the worst with multiple pictures, talking heads and scrolling headlines all on one screen but the British channels are quickly emulating. The September 11th tragedy showed television news at its plain worst.
And to Wedge I would say that it is arguable that instant continuous and, by its very nature, generally inaccurate and crass reporting as a story develops is what the public wants. I don't.
Why the headlong rush to know everything instantly? This thread is also a sad example of wanting to be first to publish something, indeed almost anything, before anybody else. It has already contained quite unnecessary and worthless speculation by markbingo.
If it is felt absolutely necessary to gain an accurate report of the immediate events I am sure the better newspapers will have sufficient coverage tomorrow.