Re: Culling by suffocation

On Fri, 12 May 2006 09:31:16 +0100, Jane Gillett
<j.gillett@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

In article <cj166256b1o2v65htd7jh9nukck1tmiv5k@xxxxxxx>,
Peter Duncanson <mail@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
On Thu, 11 May 2006 08:27:19 +0100, " Jill"
<news@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Maybe - but in an epidemic emergency situation hundreds of thousands of
birds may need to be dealt with, preferably within 24 hours of positive
test. There should be minimum handling of live birds by humans, there should
be fastest death without blood split, and any bodies should be enclosed
until such a time as efficient clear up can be effected
This will all be played out in front of a baying but ignorant media pack who
will be feeding the frenzy of public wanting to know everything.

There will be "experts" all over TV "explaining" things to the
public. The real experts will be drowned out by those who are
pushing their alternative schemes. Most of these schemes could
quickly be shown to be impracticable if only TV producers and
presenters had some basic understanding of the practicalities so
that the right questions could be asked.

You sometimes get experts who actually have relevant knowledge interviewed.
Trouble is the requirement to examine the subject properly almost always
comes a long way behind some producer's idea of "exciting television" and
the programme never gets around to real factors.

Several years ago there was serious tension between India and
Pakistan. The use of nuclear weapons was feared. BBC News 24 had a
studio discussion between two retired military men, one from each
country. They were there as objective experts, not as advocates for
their countries. (I think one was in the studio, with the other on a
video link from somewhere.) The presenter asked a few questions. One
of the questions she asked lead to an erudite, and potentially
interesting and informative discussion between the two men. She
looked perplexed, then lost, then horrified. She intervened to bring
the discussion to an end. The flow of banalities was resumed.

<insert rant about sport being almost the only field in which
reporters are expected to have expertise in their subject>

That should have been "reporters, presenters and, possibly,
producers".

Hadn't thought about that as I don't watch much sport but you're right.

I'm not an enthusiast. I limit my watching to the four-yearly
competitions: Olympics, World Cup, and such-like.

--
Peter Duncanson
UK (posting from ukba)
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