Some years ago I was involved in an ABC news feature on biding in the
mangroves, and somehow the powers that be changed it into an item on the
uranium mine at Jabiru. I was not impressed.
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on 26/2/12 12:57 PM, John Leonard at wrote:
> This is example of the terrible standards of reporting on
> ABC, similar to the terrible standards elsewhere in the "medja".
>
> "Giant eagle smashes through man's windscreen
> Posted February 26, 2012 11:44:21
>
>
> Northern Territory police say a 72-year-old driver ended up with scratches
> after one of the largest eagles in the world smashed through his windscreen.
>
> Police say the man was driving near Mataranka, south of Darwin last night
> when he hit the eagle, which in turn hit him in the head.
>
> Officers say the man was taken to the police station and given band aids
> for his scratches.
>
> Wedge-tailed eagles can have a wing span of up to 2.5 metres.
>
> It is not clear whether the eagle survived the crash."
>
> The headline gives the impression that the eagle that smashed into the car
> was preternaturally large, not that it was a Wedge-tail, which is one of
> the largest eagles in the world.
>
> Then the first sentence reinforces this impression, that the individual
> bird was one of the largest eagles in the world, not that
> all individuals of Aquila audax are.
>
> The basic thing lacking in this story is a species concept. Perhaps we
> could ask that all journalists complete Natural History 101 before
> graduating.
>
> John Leonard
>
> On 26 February 2012 12:33, <> wrote:
>
>> Hi there, I saw this on ABC Online and thought you might be interested:
>>
>>
>> http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-02-26/driver-survives-highway-collision-with-
>> eagle/3853272
>>
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