GREAT MOMENTS IN JOURNALISM - AT 7:30 P.M. ET:  In reporting developments in the aftermath of the Air France 447 crash, the BBC told us this on its website today:

The recovery of the first bodies and debris following the disappearance of the Air France flight from Rio de Janeiro to Paris has undoubtedly evoked varying reactions.

COMMENT:  You know, when we're in the presence of profound, penetrating journalism, we should at least salute it.  So we salute the BBC for providing an insight that is dazzling in its depth, its scope, and its sense of the human experience.  Keep it up.

June 7, 2009