Achtung!!,,,Fokker........
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Silly Fokker
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Edited by SeeFive on Wednesday 15th July 00:11
What you need to do is play the video and have this video playing in a second window at the same time:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wMZrW0p2INY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wMZrW0p2INY
I've commented before on the severe lack of technical knowledge that appears to be endemic in modern news reporting.
Being an aircraft enthusiast, I find it totally frustrating that media outlets cannot find a picture of the right type of aircraft to show when reporting an air accident. The other week, when the Yemenese Airbus A310 crashed, Sky News persisted in showing a picture of a Boeing 737 in their reports. It took me about 60 seconds to find out, not only the type of aircraft involved, but to find a photo of the actual aircraft that had crashed.
We are seeing the result of too many media studies graduates working in the media.
Being an aircraft enthusiast, I find it totally frustrating that media outlets cannot find a picture of the right type of aircraft to show when reporting an air accident. The other week, when the Yemenese Airbus A310 crashed, Sky News persisted in showing a picture of a Boeing 737 in their reports. It took me about 60 seconds to find out, not only the type of aircraft involved, but to find a photo of the actual aircraft that had crashed.
We are seeing the result of too many media studies graduates working in the media.
Eric Mc said:
I've commented before on the severe lack of technical knowledge that appears to be endemic in modern news reporting.
Being an aircraft enthusiast, I find it totally frustrating that media outlets cannot find a picture of the right type of aircraft to show when reporting an air accident. The other week, when the Yemenese Airbus A310 crashed, Sky News persisted in showing a picture of a Boeing 737 in their reports. It took me about 60 seconds to find out, not only the type of aircraft involved, but to find a photo of the actual aircraft that had crashed.
We are seeing the result of too many media studies graduates working in the media.
That and by and large ppl dont really care, they just need to know a plane has crashed. When 99.9% of ppl get on a place, they do not know nor care whether it is a Boeing or Airbus and to be honest they dont need to. Being an aircraft enthusiast, I find it totally frustrating that media outlets cannot find a picture of the right type of aircraft to show when reporting an air accident. The other week, when the Yemenese Airbus A310 crashed, Sky News persisted in showing a picture of a Boeing 737 in their reports. It took me about 60 seconds to find out, not only the type of aircraft involved, but to find a photo of the actual aircraft that had crashed.
We are seeing the result of too many media studies graduates working in the media.
The article said:
"Clearly guardian angels had a hand in the outcome," Grossostheim police said in a statement about the incident.
What???If guardian bloody angels were involved in the outcome, why did they not intervene to stop the crash in the first place?
Edited by fatboy b on Wednesday 15th July 12:23
fatboy b said:
The article said:
"Clearly guardian angels had a hand in the outcome," Grossostheim police said in a statement about the incident.
What???If guardian bloody angels were involved in the outcome, why did they not intervene to stop the crash in the first place?
Edited by fatboy b on Wednesday 15th July 12:23
DJC said:
Eric Mc said:
I've commented before on the severe lack of technical knowledge that appears to be endemic in modern news reporting.
Being an aircraft enthusiast, I find it totally frustrating that media outlets cannot find a picture of the right type of aircraft to show when reporting an air accident. The other week, when the Yemenese Airbus A310 crashed, Sky News persisted in showing a picture of a Boeing 737 in their reports. It took me about 60 seconds to find out, not only the type of aircraft involved, but to find a photo of the actual aircraft that had crashed.
We are seeing the result of too many media studies graduates working in the media.
That and by and large ppl dont really care, they just need to know a plane has crashed. When 99.9% of ppl get on a place, they do not know nor care whether it is a Boeing or Airbus and to be honest they dont need to. Being an aircraft enthusiast, I find it totally frustrating that media outlets cannot find a picture of the right type of aircraft to show when reporting an air accident. The other week, when the Yemenese Airbus A310 crashed, Sky News persisted in showing a picture of a Boeing 737 in their reports. It took me about 60 seconds to find out, not only the type of aircraft involved, but to find a photo of the actual aircraft that had crashed.
We are seeing the result of too many media studies graduates working in the media.
Don't you think that the media have a profesional responsibility to "get things right"?
Maybe the public don't care (although I am sure there are many who do) but the NEWS PROFESSION ITSELF should care. Especially when the effort to actually find out the true facts doesn't take much effort.
Edited by Eric Mc on Wednesday 15th July 12:45
militantmandy said:
fatboy b said:
The article said:
"Clearly guardian angels had a hand in the outcome," Grossostheim police said in a statement about the incident.
What???If guardian bloody angels were involved in the outcome, why did they not intervene to stop the crash in the first place?
Edited by fatboy b on Wednesday 15th July 12:23
Eric Mc said:
DJC said:
Eric Mc said:
I've commented before on the severe lack of technical knowledge that appears to be endemic in modern news reporting.
Being an aircraft enthusiast, I find it totally frustrating that media outlets cannot find a picture of the right type of aircraft to show when reporting an air accident. The other week, when the Yemenese Airbus A310 crashed, Sky News persisted in showing a picture of a Boeing 737 in their reports. It took me about 60 seconds to find out, not only the type of aircraft involved, but to find a photo of the actual aircraft that had crashed.
We are seeing the result of too many media studies graduates working in the media.
That and by and large ppl dont really care, they just need to know a plane has crashed. When 99.9% of ppl get on a place, they do not know nor care whether it is a Boeing or Airbus and to be honest they dont need to. Being an aircraft enthusiast, I find it totally frustrating that media outlets cannot find a picture of the right type of aircraft to show when reporting an air accident. The other week, when the Yemenese Airbus A310 crashed, Sky News persisted in showing a picture of a Boeing 737 in their reports. It took me about 60 seconds to find out, not only the type of aircraft involved, but to find a photo of the actual aircraft that had crashed.
We are seeing the result of too many media studies graduates working in the media.
Don't you think that the media have a profesional responsibility to "get things right"?
Maybe the public don't care (although I am sure there are many who do) but the NEWS PROFESSION ITSELF should care. Especially when the effort to actually find out the true facts doesn't take much effort.
Edited by Eric Mc on Wednesday 15th July 12:45
I know - but in the past there were enough "propellor heads" employed in the news and documentary side of media matters to get basic aircraft identification right. Nowadays as in politics, there are many people who work in the media who knopw little else outside of their narrow specialisation. It wasn't always like that.
I accept that in drama and the less serious media, plane spotting was always a bit erratic.
I accept that in drama and the less serious media, plane spotting was always a bit erratic.
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