At the close of their 6pm newscast (they call them "shows") WANE-15 breathlessly told us of breaking news. A plane had crashed at Smith Field and told us a crew was on the way to cover the carnage.
As it turned out, an antique light aircraft (solidly on the ground) had lurched 15-20 feet and stuck a light pole, when the motor unexpectedly engaged during a maintenance procedure.
While there was a "crash" involving an airplane, it did not fall thousands of feet from the sky, resulting in damage and death that WANE-15's reporting had implied might be the case.
While there was a "crash" involving an airplane, it did not fall thousands of feet from the sky, resulting in damage and death that WANE-15's reporting had implied might be the case.
Other local media did not use the word "crash", instead, they stated the facts with little or no "shock and awe" as WANE-15's presentation seemed to portray.
