Passenger Plane Crashes in French Alps.

We wanted space to grieve for fellow students and teachers killed in last week’s appalling air crash. But the ruthlessness of some journalists made it impossible
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Dear representatives of the press: do you remember the promises that you once gave when receiving your official press pass? Show us that you are still capable of shame and compassion. Do not try to get the most exclusive footage at any cost.

Dear consumers of tabloid media: avoid reading the most sensational news. Reputable portals provide better information, less emotional agitation and are more objective in general.

In the end, it comes down to this: you, the consumers, pay the journalists who are willing to cross any boundary to appear on the doorsteps of affected families.

Carlos has spoken,

They are reporting here they have found a video taken from inside the cabin .

I applaud the German (and French) attitude to this. Tabloids eager to score a scoop can go to hell.

the peoples right to know

There is a right to know but is this really what this is about? I don't really "need" to "know" any unchecked, sensationalist BS from unprincipled journalists. They are just muddling the water to make a buck.

It's both. There is a market for juicy non-news collected unscrupulously, just like there is a market for stolen live organs or looted antique artifacts. Both the seller and the buyer are guilty in my view.

I was playing devils advocate.

ahem - the internet searching he did recently was interesting re the cause of the crash, see my last post.