Why is Western journalism in a such a sorry state? I don't think the Telegraph is a bottom shelf paper. What I would expect from a Western miltary journalist is: A. Have some degree of specialist knowledge, B: At least link to the sources.
However, what we got from Mr. David Axe's telegraph article, is that, not only does he not possess the skills and decency, he also does not have basic reading comprehension.
Here's the link to the Twitter post, made by Ukrainian analysts.
To compare and contrast:
In the article, it is claimed that the MPPU-50 is a German made radioelectronics device used for calibrating the Su-57, containing the WA-36 attenuator and PLR7 and EA-PS 3150 foreign made power supplies.
In the report, it is said that the MPPU-50 is Russian-made device using the aforementioned components, that is used onboard the aircraft (apparently as a part of the radar transponders). The German thing with the calibration equipment appears as Siemens was supposed to supply some lathes used in the manufacturing of calibration equipment.
To reiterate: Not only Mr. Axe didn't do any journalism on his own, he FAILED TO UNDERSTAND the 3 paragraph long twitter summary of the long Ukrainian report.
No, I do not support or condone Russia's actions on Ukraine, but I still entertain the delusion that journalists need to report the facts as they are and not produce sloppy propaganda to the audience.
"The man who reads nothing at all is better educated than the man who reads nothing but newspapers." — Thomas Jefferson
However, what we got from Mr. David Axe's telegraph article, is that, not only does he not possess the skills and decency, he also does not have basic reading comprehension.
Here's the link to the Twitter post, made by Ukrainian analysts.
To compare and contrast:
In the article, it is claimed that the MPPU-50 is a German made radioelectronics device used for calibrating the Su-57, containing the WA-36 attenuator and PLR7 and EA-PS 3150 foreign made power supplies.
In the report, it is said that the MPPU-50 is Russian-made device using the aforementioned components, that is used onboard the aircraft (apparently as a part of the radar transponders). The German thing with the calibration equipment appears as Siemens was supposed to supply some lathes used in the manufacturing of calibration equipment.
To reiterate: Not only Mr. Axe didn't do any journalism on his own, he FAILED TO UNDERSTAND the 3 paragraph long twitter summary of the long Ukrainian report.
No, I do not support or condone Russia's actions on Ukraine, but I still entertain the delusion that journalists need to report the facts as they are and not produce sloppy propaganda to the audience.
"The man who reads nothing at all is better educated than the man who reads nothing but newspapers." — Thomas Jefferson
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