Award for superior journalistic integrity: NT News
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Award for superior journalistic integrity: NT News
The good old territory's "NT News" today demonstrated again what a quality production it was, with the sensationalistic front page headline : "Darwin Jumbo "near collision".
It then reports in the first boldprint paragraph that two Qantas jets, a 747 and a 767 were forced to take evasive action to avoid a collision over the Arafura Sea.
However it then goes on to say that the pilots did not take evasive action, and the clearance to the conflicting level (some 6000ft difference) was recitifed almost immediately by ATC, and no TCAS advisory was ever issued.
Another media hype of a total non-event, at a time when the global aviation industry is all ready hurting.
It then reports in the first boldprint paragraph that two Qantas jets, a 747 and a 767 were forced to take evasive action to avoid a collision over the Arafura Sea.
However it then goes on to say that the pilots did not take evasive action, and the clearance to the conflicting level (some 6000ft difference) was recitifed almost immediately by ATC, and no TCAS advisory was ever issued.
Another media hype of a total non-event, at a time when the global aviation industry is all ready hurting.
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But it made you buy a paper didnt it Jimmy?
You can look forward to lots of quality stuff now the build-up is here, you know, telling everyone how hot it is, the mandatory pictures of the bearded professor on the beach holding a killer sea wasp, viscious mating crocs attacking boats,and the p!ssed long-grasser falling over a cliff, all top stuff and only a $1.
You can look forward to lots of quality stuff now the build-up is here, you know, telling everyone how hot it is, the mandatory pictures of the bearded professor on the beach holding a killer sea wasp, viscious mating crocs attacking boats,and the p!ssed long-grasser falling over a cliff, all top stuff and only a $1.
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I actually didn't buy that edition, because, after briefly reading that artice whilst standing in the supermarket aisle, I realised there was NO WAY the fishing page was gonna be a guide as to where the fish really were biting last week.......
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Little Black Duck, yes the wicking is still in full form.
Today Friday - aka HMAS Monura (or however you spell it)
The 100th crocodile for the year was pulled out of Darwin harbour. The cartoon is of the croc sitting at the back of the boat blatantly defing parks and wildlife orders to get off!!!
Lets see front page 5m croc lunged at me, no less than 3 aircraft stories including a Qantas 737 that swallowed a bird on takeoff shut down engine and came back.
Well at least on page whatever there piccis of Darwins hopefully bikini wearers going in for soem comp.......
HA.....
Today Friday - aka HMAS Monura (or however you spell it)
The 100th crocodile for the year was pulled out of Darwin harbour. The cartoon is of the croc sitting at the back of the boat blatantly defing parks and wildlife orders to get off!!!
Lets see front page 5m croc lunged at me, no less than 3 aircraft stories including a Qantas 737 that swallowed a bird on takeoff shut down engine and came back.
Well at least on page whatever there piccis of Darwins hopefully bikini wearers going in for soem comp.......
HA.....
