As I sit in the kitchen, next to the field edge, with a traffic light the other side of the hedge - there are at least two fender benders a week at that light - and that is just the morning commute while I have breakfast. About one a month gets more serious and ambulances get involved. NONE make the traditional news - TV, Radio, Print. Though sometimes the local neighborhood “live” blog might mention backed up traffic and a need to seek another route.
As I sit watching the evening “local” news on the east coast - it enrages me to see a “walk away” runway excursion on the west coast touted as “news”. Especially as the plane “plummeted” and the pilot’s survival was a “miracle”. But there is a cash strapped, syndicated TV station picking up on cheap content for ad revenue. Bit like your admitted click bating us with accident stories.
Leading to the airport neighbors - who would have us shut down - start screaming how dangerous flying is. I point out the fender benders at the light by the field and it doesn’t seem the same to them - because the TV said the plane “plummeted” (could be their house).
Now the 6 car pileup and fire with fatalities, on the bridge to the island that closed commerce for a few hours - that is probably news.
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Which is a long-winded way of saying. Don’t report the “noise” but do report the “exceptions”. Sorry - that means you will need to exercise editorial judgement. But you are pilots - you are good at ADM. Should transfer to journalism! 