(meteorobs) UK Woman Hit By A Meteorite?

[David Stine]

The Media hears only half of what you tell them and then interprets that
half how they want to which is sensationalize the event, then we have to
clear up the mess afterward which at that time is too late.  Yes we can
provide them with the best contacts in this list, but whether they will
take the time to contact them is another story.  

David Stine
dstine at exposquare.com

-----Original Message-----
From: Malcolm J. Currie [mailto:mjc at star.rl.ac.uk] 
Sent: Wednesday, August 18, 2004 11:45 AM
To: Global Meteor Observing Forum
Subject: RE: (meteorobs) UK Woman Hit By A Meteorite?

> The story doesn't seem to quite add up though. Usual story I guess,
too
> many non-experts giving misleading information and then as usual the
> press misquote what they say...

Indeed.  Can we not provide the media with contact email addresses and
numbers so they actually speak to somebody who knows the subject, and
for instance doesn't think that meteor showers drop meteorites and know
when radiants rise...

Until we see some close-up pictures of the alleged meteorite, I'm
sceptical too.

Malcolm
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