Rex Mid Air Scare - Who writes this CR@P!!
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Rex Mid Air Scare - Who writes this CR@P!!
Surely this is now going a little too far.
Mid-air scare for Nine weatherman
After the lack of media exposure to the Emirates 1 second from massive fatalities (that would be a more realistic headline), the industry, and Rex in particular gets this hyped up BS.
And for the life of me, my kids know you do not retract flap for landing
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Please, someone who works for Rex, take this to your senior management and get them to take the media to task for false reporting or something. If you advertised with such misinformation you would pay a steep penalty, yet they get away with anything.
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Mid-air scare for Nine weatherman
After the lack of media exposure to the Emirates 1 second from massive fatalities (that would be a more realistic headline), the industry, and Rex in particular gets this hyped up BS.
And for the life of me, my kids know you do not retract flap for landing
.Please, someone who works for Rex, take this to your senior management and get them to take the media to task for false reporting or something. If you advertised with such misinformation you would pay a steep penalty, yet they get away with anything.
J
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Hey, it could have been MUCH worse... There could have been a politician on board!
Now that would have made the front page!
Bless their hearts - or should that be heart, singular?
Now that would have made the front page!
Bless their hearts - or should that be heart, singular?
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Must have been an emergency...
"touched down safely in the Riverina town."
I used to land at Griffith Airport!
And couldn't let this go ...
"they had to use the last drop of fluid just to get the wheels to drop down to land,"
I always manage the flight path to achieve the same, maybe I should start using all that fluid to get a greaser!
"touched down safely in the Riverina town."
I used to land at Griffith Airport!
And couldn't let this go ...
"they had to use the last drop of fluid just to get the wheels to drop down to land,"
I always manage the flight path to achieve the same, maybe I should start using all that fluid to get a greaser!
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I'm sure in Journalist school they teach them to research fact, instead of conjure opinion.
Why must everything be so hyped up these days? Is it like the sugar content of Coke going slowly up as we get used to the sweetness?
And while I'm at it, the real story (I'm talking about EK at MEL here) goes relatively unreported. FFS the fact that over 200 people very nearly died seems less important than a relatively benign HYD fail just because there was a weatherman on board to witness it!
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I'm sure in Journalist school they teach them to research fact, instead of conjure opinion.
Why must everything be so hyped up these days? Is it like the sugar content of Coke going slowly up as we get used to the sweetness?
And while I'm at it, the real story (I'm talking about EK at MEL here) goes relatively unreported. FFS the fact that over 200 people very nearly died seems less important than a relatively benign HYD fail just because there was a weatherman on board to witness it!
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Do something about it.
We have a tendency in Australia to whine and complain about things to people who are not able to do something about it.
Posting on Pprune regarding inaccurate and sensationalist reporting is most probably preaching to the converted.
How about a better way:
contact mediawatch @ abc
Also a formal complaint to the TV licensee concerned would be appropriate.
The appropriate code of practice:
http://www.freetv.com.au/media/Code_...se)_241108.pdf
There is no need to accept factually inaccurate reporting.
Posting on Pprune regarding inaccurate and sensationalist reporting is most probably preaching to the converted.
How about a better way:
contact mediawatch @ abc
Also a formal complaint to the TV licensee concerned would be appropriate.
The appropriate code of practice:
http://www.freetv.com.au/media/Code_...se)_241108.pdf
There is no need to accept factually inaccurate reporting.
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And it is Channel 9 / ninemsn by the way, could hardly call them journalists the bunch from any commercial network, they are just mouthpieces! an3 yeah your probably right it is preaching to the converted, good suggestion, I havent watched a commercial news broadcast for at least the last 5 years, just dribs and drabs changing channels or if I am in the presence of a TV somewhere that has got the junk showing!
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Part of the problem is we are headed towards internet news completely, even Rupert agrees, and that is where teh poor quality is coming from, mostly, however TV is not much better.
There is no easy way to "REPORT THIS POST" unlike here for example. If there is would someone point it out to me and I will go for it.
I really think the media need taking to task over this garbage, as it must not do the airlines any favours with this sort of cr@p being published.
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There is no easy way to "REPORT THIS POST" unlike here for example. If there is would someone point it out to me and I will go for it.
I really think the media need taking to task over this garbage, as it must not do the airlines any favours with this sort of cr@p being published.
J
No doubt ACA, will have an indepth exclusive interview tonight with three passengers on the flight, they will also interview Geoffery Thomas and have Dick Smith on about why it was Casa's fault and if the airspace rules had been changed it wouldn't have happened.
They will also interview the 19 year old girl that Mattie John's shagged with his mates in NZ, because she knows the blokes cousins second best friend's mate from school has actually seen a REX Saab.
Then this week on Sixty Minutes they will interview the survivors of the flight to Broken Hill, and next week they will do a garden makeover for one of the survivors as well.
Steve Jacobs will relaese a book in time for Christmas, mirale of REX Flight 6996 and it will be heavily promoted on the Today Show, Sea Patrol and the Kerry Anne show and not to mention all summer on the cricket. Steve will donate all proceeds to the Dumb Journalist'sAssociation, after his cut of course.
They will also interview the 19 year old girl that Mattie John's shagged with his mates in NZ, because she knows the blokes cousins second best friend's mate from school has actually seen a REX Saab.
Then this week on Sixty Minutes they will interview the survivors of the flight to Broken Hill, and next week they will do a garden makeover for one of the survivors as well.
Steve Jacobs will relaese a book in time for Christmas, mirale of REX Flight 6996 and it will be heavily promoted on the Today Show, Sea Patrol and the Kerry Anne show and not to mention all summer on the cricket. Steve will donate all proceeds to the Dumb Journalist'sAssociation, after his cut of course.
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Stationair8,
Are you sure you're not in 'aviation journalism?'
You seem to have an incredible level of insight into 'journalism,' 'aviation journalism' and the tabloid media - particularly from an ethics perspective. Maybe you're a producer on one of those incisive programs that leave no stone unturned to educate the great unwashed. These shows are compulsive viewing if one really wants to be informed regarding the 'facts' surrounding near catastrophes, such as this hair raising incident.
I know that if I was a wheel in the media I'd certainly identify as a 'golden haired boy/girl' any thruster that suggested we do the garden makeover thingy for one of the potential 'accident survivors.' Only an insider would think that one up.
And how did you know, for instance, that there's a Dumb Journalists Association?
C'mon, fess-up.
Are you sure you're not in 'aviation journalism?'
You seem to have an incredible level of insight into 'journalism,' 'aviation journalism' and the tabloid media - particularly from an ethics perspective. Maybe you're a producer on one of those incisive programs that leave no stone unturned to educate the great unwashed. These shows are compulsive viewing if one really wants to be informed regarding the 'facts' surrounding near catastrophes, such as this hair raising incident.
I know that if I was a wheel in the media I'd certainly identify as a 'golden haired boy/girl' any thruster that suggested we do the garden makeover thingy for one of the potential 'accident survivors.' Only an insider would think that one up.
And how did you know, for instance, that there's a Dumb Journalists Association?
C'mon, fess-up.
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If anyone saw the Ch7 news tonight it now seems that there are "frightening" similarities between the Air France airbus and US Airways Airbus that crashed in the Hudson!!!! WHAT BECAUSE THEY WERE BOTH AIRBUS'S (NOT EVEN THE SAME TYPE)!! They stated that they still can't understand why the two engines on the US Airbus stopped working... well maybe it has to do with a heap of Geese going through both enigines!
As for Steve (can't act so will be a weatherman) Jacobs... the less I hear from this oxygen thief the better. REX should have left without him!
I'll calm down and go back to a nice bottle of red....
As for Steve (can't act so will be a weatherman) Jacobs... the less I hear from this oxygen thief the better. REX should have left without him!
I'll calm down and go back to a nice bottle of red....
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Slow News Week
Prefer some of his earlier work. A close look at his CV reveals he played a part 15 years ago in the tv show RFDS. I guess that's where the wealth of aviation knowledge comes from.
Nothing more annoying than people who know a little bit about everything. I am sure he'd be the person to try to talk shop with a pilot and drop some serious lingo like 'what equipment are you on', and 'do you want to go commercial one day'.
Where are these miniature TV people coming from anyway? Are Steve Jacobs and Grant Denyer the same person? Jesus help us they're multiplying.
Nothing more annoying than people who know a little bit about everything. I am sure he'd be the person to try to talk shop with a pilot and drop some serious lingo like 'what equipment are you on', and 'do you want to go commercial one day'.
Where are these miniature TV people coming from anyway? Are Steve Jacobs and Grant Denyer the same person? Jesus help us they're multiplying.
