Of ALL the accident threads on PPRuNe over the years this one is by far the most embarrassing to read. By a country mile.
Not too sure about that - there have been some pearlers over the years.
As far as cringeworthy or embarassing coverage about MH370 goes, however, most of the comments here seem almost benign.
It's appalling to see so many so called "esteemed" media outlets from a host of countries running a gaggle of images of bewildered and clearly devastated individuals who seem to be desperately trying to make sense of the situation and shield themseleves from the invasive shutterbugs at the same time. Stories are smattered with cliches, conspiracy theories and speculation presented as fact.
One does expect this with the usual suspects, but it seems the slightest hint of an information vacuum appears reason enough for the "respected" media sources to climb on to the bandwagon as well. Of course, all in the name of "public interest".