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<blockquote data-quote="RonJohn" data-source="post: 809215" data-attributes="member: 2426"><p>According to his profile on YouTube:</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I don't see anything on his channel that indicates he has any professional training in structural engineering.</p><p></p><p>This incident has been a prime example of my pet peeve of sloppy (at best) journalism. I have read a few articles that provide several potential causes of the collapse while clearly stating that the actual cause(s) of the collapse are not known at this time and will be determined by experts later. I have seen tons of articles in which claims are made about what caused the collapse. I have seen articles in which the authors appear to want to be the "first" to get information into the public. I have seen headlines that make implications without any justification. (Navy Denies Explosion Testing off Coast of Florida Caused Building Collapse) There are some instances where speed of getting information out is important, even if not all of the information is known. Reporting that the building collapsed quickly was responsible. Reporting that you know why the building collapsed, when you only have potential contributing factors, is not responsible.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RonJohn, post: 809215, member: 2426"] According to his profile on YouTube: I don't see anything on his channel that indicates he has any professional training in structural engineering. This incident has been a prime example of my pet peeve of sloppy (at best) journalism. I have read a few articles that provide several potential causes of the collapse while clearly stating that the actual cause(s) of the collapse are not known at this time and will be determined by experts later. I have seen tons of articles in which claims are made about what caused the collapse. I have seen articles in which the authors appear to want to be the "first" to get information into the public. I have seen headlines that make implications without any justification. (Navy Denies Explosion Testing off Coast of Florida Caused Building Collapse) There are some instances where speed of getting information out is important, even if not all of the information is known. Reporting that the building collapsed quickly was responsible. Reporting that you know why the building collapsed, when you only have potential contributing factors, is not responsible. [/QUOTE]
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