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Post by apteryx on Apr 18, 2024 14:15:44 GMT 12
The destruction of the DC-3 is very sad, but so is the reporting: "A plane that was one of the first to fly passengers commercially around New Zealand has been destroyed in a fire in Kenya." Did the reporter even think about what he was writing? After military use after WW2 "in 1953, after a refit and a new name of ZK-BBJ Piripiri, it began flying passengers around the country". Who could think that a plane starting to carry passengers in 1953 would be "one of the first" to do so? |
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Post by Mustang51 on Apr 18, 2024 14:48:15 GMT 12
Ahhhh....another product of the education system....seems to be the same system in NZ, Oz, UK, USA and a whole raft of countries.
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Post by Antonio on Apr 18, 2024 20:36:23 GMT 12
Dumbnuts.
Even with Google they screw up!
But they all have their PC shit together
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Post by madmax on Apr 19, 2024 1:18:33 GMT 12
Antonio. I would not be so harsh on today's breed of journalists who in most part rely solely on the internet and perhaps Google for their information which all too frequently is misinformation.
I have on numerous occasions over several decades pointed out to numerous organisations including government and WCC, all to no avail, that, contrary to what is claimed, Rongotai aerodrome did not close on 31 July 1957 but June the following year.
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Post by Antonio on Apr 19, 2024 12:13:51 GMT 12
Antonio. I would not be so harsh on today's breed of journalists who in most part rely solely on the internet and perhaps Google for their information which all too frequently is misinformation. I have on numerous occasions over several decades pointed out to numerous organisations including government and WCC, all to no avail, that, contrary to what is claimed, Rongotai aerodrome did not close on 31 July 1957 but June the following year. True. But jurnos deserve their reputation. They have done their best to alienate their readership. I had one tell me that he didn't use NZTA as it may confuse his readers....WTF?  ?? I also giggle when media are asking for money for their articles - terrible analogy but I'm remended of the homeless asking for alms.... I'd love to know the last time a jurno wnet to the archives for in-depth research. |
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Post by madmax on Apr 19, 2024 12:44:04 GMT 12
I don't think journalistic errors are anything new, more then six decades ago I recall reading about a Tiger Tripacer, a de Havilland Spitfire and other similar mistakes in New Zealand newspapers.
Despite how diligent one is these errors do occur. I know I've made a few myself over my 45 years as an aviation journalist
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Post by Mustang51 on Apr 19, 2024 14:45:59 GMT 12
Moi aussi............ but I read and re-read my drafts and also have them peer reviewed where I can.....and I can screw up with the best of them despite all that
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Post by Dave Homewood on Apr 19, 2024 18:19:11 GMT 12
I had one tell me that he didn't use NZTA as it may confuse his readers....WTF? ?? The purpose of a journalist is to explain confusing things to the readers... That reminds me of how the mainstream media journalists still refer to the King's daughter-in-law as Kate Middleton. I mean, I never watched it but I feel sure that she got married at some point and her name changed? |
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