TV Station in Trouble
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troutsqueezer
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I laughed for ten minutes when I read the article. :laughing:
Sometimes news stations set themselves up for this type of fail. It's great to see someone keeping them on their toes.
Sometimes news stations set themselves up for this type of fail. It's great to see someone keeping them on their toes.
rekees4300
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Asiana says it may sue over bogus pilot names report
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) Asiana Airlines said Sunday its reputation was damaged by a report on a San Francisco TV station that used bogus and racially offensive names for four pilots on its plane that crashed earlier this month and is considering legal action.
An anchor for KTVU-TV read the names on the air Friday and then apologized after a break. The report was accompanied by a graphic with the phony names listed alongside a photo of the burned out plane. Video of the report has spread widely across the Internet since it was broadcast.
The National Transportation Safety Board has also apologized, saying a summer intern erroneously confirmed the names of the flight crew.
An Asiana statement said it's mulling legal measures against both KTVU-TV and the NTSB because the report "badly damaged" the reputation of the airline and its pilots.
It didn't say what legal measures it was considering.
Neither the station nor the NTSB commented on where the names originated.
The four pilots, who underwent questioning by a U.S. and South Korean joint investigation team while in the U.S., returned to South Korea on Saturday. South Korean officials plan to conduct separate interviews with them, South Korea's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport said Sunday.
Asiana Airlines Flight 214 crashed at San Francisco International Airport on July 6, killing three and injuring dozens.
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) Asiana Airlines said Sunday its reputation was damaged by a report on a San Francisco TV station that used bogus and racially offensive names for four pilots on its plane that crashed earlier this month and is considering legal action.
An anchor for KTVU-TV read the names on the air Friday and then apologized after a break. The report was accompanied by a graphic with the phony names listed alongside a photo of the burned out plane. Video of the report has spread widely across the Internet since it was broadcast.
The National Transportation Safety Board has also apologized, saying a summer intern erroneously confirmed the names of the flight crew.
An Asiana statement said it's mulling legal measures against both KTVU-TV and the NTSB because the report "badly damaged" the reputation of the airline and its pilots.
It didn't say what legal measures it was considering.
Neither the station nor the NTSB commented on where the names originated.
The four pilots, who underwent questioning by a U.S. and South Korean joint investigation team while in the U.S., returned to South Korea on Saturday. South Korean officials plan to conduct separate interviews with them, South Korea's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport said Sunday.
Asiana Airlines Flight 214 crashed at San Francisco International Airport on July 6, killing three and injuring dozens.
bakerg
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Mistake or joke, why is it that everyone has to sue everytime something goes wrong.:confused2:
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KTVU is my local Station and based in Oakland CA.
They are known for having top local news and not copycat reporting from the big 3.
I couldn't believe it until I saw the video...
Not a lot of print coverage or mention on ABC, NBC or CBS local affiliates.
I have a good view of both Oakland and SF airports and the smoke could be seen for many miles.
They are known for having top local news and not copycat reporting from the big 3.
I couldn't believe it until I saw the video...
Not a lot of print coverage or mention on ABC, NBC or CBS local affiliates.
I have a good view of both Oakland and SF airports and the smoke could be seen for many miles.
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I'm actually surprised these "names" weren't announced by CNN and MSNBC. Of course, those "news" agencies were probably too busy editing 911 tapes to screw another innocent person.
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flyerdan
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Damaged by a report? Perhaps it was damage by, as someone on Pprune so eloquently put it, "They took a perfectly functioning aircraft in severe clear wx with an 11,000 foot runway and still managed to break it."
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The reporter is Sum Dum Ho
LOL!!
MotorSeven
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Thanks for the laugh, lawsuits or not that there is funny.
