"Look, the moron was too lazy to even spell Burt Rutan's name right. "

If the colonials want to mispell Bertram as Burt, that's up to them - no one with any sense would.

"He then got several pertinent details wrong. For example, the White Cloud is not a rocket and the SS1 is not a jet. How hard is it to get such simple details correct?"

Easy, when you do not have an illustration in front of you. Ever try to describe with words a canard to someone who's never seen one?

"That's sloppy journalism. The BBC used to have standards but it looks like those days are gone. "

The BBC still does have standards. A polite note, perhaps with suggestions as to changes, would have led to improvements. Calling a man a "moron" and accusing him of "sloppy journalism", and aggressively venting one's own frustrations on him will not.

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