F3G - quite so.
But that journalist will tell you otherwise, no doubt.
The maintenance crew, seemingly blamed by the media, don't have to be 'fired' to be 'damaged by the inaccuracy' of the report. Which is something many journalists seem incapable of comprehending; people have feelings and can be very hurt by inccurate press reports.
And as for "As I said, I did hope you would not take my words amiss, yet you seem determined otherwise. That's your crime. It's also your punishment." - what utter twaddle.
Going back to the thread, the cause of the accident was the reaction of the crew to the failure of the capt's attitude display.