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Old 31st Dec 2014, 23:30
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Information given to media

I am concerned by what looks like incorrect information being given to the media by non-authorised personnel - similar to the MH370 incident. The grief caused to the family members from the dissemination of such information is unthinkable.

So far, we have:
bodies recovered going from 3 to 40 then back to 3.
bodies holding hands then debunked.
body wearing a lifejacket then debunked.
airframe found under the sea with sonar, then debunked.

Those people involved in the SAR teams, and their superiors (I don't care if you are a general or a minister - SHUT UP) should just keep mum when confronted by media and refer them to the appropriate channels. And the media should not be pushing so hard and diseminating such information so quickly just to get a scoop on the other media organisations.
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