Having done quite a few interviews on this too I must admit I was quite impressed how the media do seem to be learning. They were making a genuine effort to ask rather than just speculating. And it was quite noticeable how facts like the casualty figures and bolide size and such were not too widely hyped upwards. If anything they were on the conservative side! There was a dreadfully slow news stream coming out of Russia, apart from the fantastic video footage, so this may have helped as essentially there was a limited 'pool of news' to draw from, so it all sounded quite similar.
Certainly in the UK there has been a resurgence of interest in astronomy over the last few years, and I think this has helped vastly improve peoples background knowledge. Mark www.bimsociety.org -----Original Message----- From: meteorite-list-boun...@meteoritecentral.com [mailto:meteorite-list-boun...@meteoritecentral.com] On Behalf Of Meteorite-Recon.com Sent: 20 February 2013 08:53 To: meteorite list Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] (OFFLIST) - Re: Famous Dave I absolutely agree. As we all know, media exposure is a double-edged sword and those who take the risk have my full support and recognition. If you distinguish between actual quotes and what the editors made up themselves then there is no question that Dave gave an excellent interview. As a matter of fact, he conveyed the fascination of meteorites in a very comprehensible and unpretentious way. And it speaks for Dave’s foresight that they didn’t get a quote of him involving actual figures of monetary value on the Russian material, which I’m sure, they tried. Best regards Svend www.meteorite-recon.com > Brandon <b1dunov...@aol.com> hat am 20. Februar 2013 um 02:55 geschrieben: > > > Thanks Sean. > > Dave is very intelligent in the field and a good proponent of the > hobby/science. He does awesome outreach and his comments are > commendable. I applaud his appearance. > > Each individual who goes public with the passion is knowingly always > under the microscope by the community, but few make an intentional > effort to be selfless and de-emphasize the inflated prices of > meteorites the public may being be fed by the media around them. > Congrats Dave on the spotlight and a beautiful pallasite :) > > My Best, > Brandon D. > > On Feb 19, 2013, at 7:45 PM, "Sean T. Murray" <s...@bellsouth.net> wrote: > > > Unfortunately, Dave did de-emphasize the hype on price - every time > > he was asked. The actual session was much longer... but that sound > > bite was the only clip they used from the entire interview. From > > his line of questioning, you can tell the reported really wanted to > > hear that it was worth bazillions. > > > > Sean. > > > > -----Original Message----- From: Galactic Stone & Ironworks > > Sent: Tuesday, February 19, 2013 7:19 PM > > To: Kevin Kichinka > > Cc: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com > > Subject: [meteorite-list] (OFFLIST) - Re: Famous Dave > > > > I love your way of off-handedly giving out the medicine when it is needed. > > LOL. > > > > I would have ranted at him and made a jackass of myself in the > > process. You got the mission done with delicacy and measured means. > > Well done sir. ;) > > > > Best regards, > > > > MikeG > > > > > > > > On 2/19/13, Kevin Kichinka <mars...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Team Meteorite: > >> > >> I follow the list through the archives, so perhaps the link below > >> has already been posted. > >> > >> Our friend and team memeber Dave Gheesling just enjoyed his > >> 'fifteen minutes of fame'- well, probably 15 seconds anyway- on the > >> American NBC Nightly News last night which is watched by millions > >> around the world. He represented us well. > >> > >> As we've all noted watching the media attempt to describe the event > >> in Russia, they struggle to differentiate between meteors, > >> meteorites, bolides, fireballs and meteorite showers. And again, > >> there is the buzz of value $$ factor, "A piece of the meteorite is > >> said to be worth $10,000!" is proclaimed without suggesting how > >> large a piece that might be. The public doesn't know a chondrite > >> from a chondrule but they sure know what that rock is worth! > >> > >> I second a comment made by Mike Farmer during his interview with > >> National Geographic linked by another listee, that if any of us > >> ever get a chance to appear on the news, we de-emphasize the > >> monetary part of the hobby, and re-emphasize the scientific part. > >> > >> Here's Dave on TV, and I watched it on cable from my home in Costa Rica! > >> > >> http://www.nbcnews.com/video/nightly-news/50851327#50851327 > >> > >> >From Nine Degrees North.... > >> > >> Kevin Kichinka > >> Rio de Oro, Santa Ana, Costa Rica > >> www.theartofcollectingmeteorites.com > >> The Global Meteorite Price Report - 2013 mars...@gmail.com > >> ______________________________________________ > >> > >> Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com > >> Meteorite-list mailing list > >> Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com > >> http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > > > > > > -- > > ------------------------------------------------------------- > > Web - http://www.galactic-stone.com > > Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/galacticstone > > Twitter - http://twitter.com/GalacticStone Pinterest - > > http://pinterest.com/galacticstone > > RSS - http://www.galactic-stone.com/rss/126516 > > ------------------------------------------------------------- > > ______________________________________________ > > > > Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com > > Meteorite-list mailing list > > Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com > > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > > ______________________________________________ > > > > Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com > > Meteorite-list mailing list > > Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com > > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > ______________________________________________ > > Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com > Meteorite-list mailing list > Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list ______________________________________________ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list ______________________________________________ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list ______________________________________________ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
