This is a very common idea that has been in the spotlight recently, especially with CNN and Flight 370. They have been criticized for speculating about what might have happened to the missing plane. As long as you don't present your speculation as fact, I don't see why it should be viewed in such a negative light. Did people really want news outlets to say, A Flight from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing is missing. and then not say another word until it's found? To Clarify I'm not defending the stupid stuff like Lost scenarios, black holes, or the Zombie Plane idiocy. IMO we could use more speculation about important possible alternatives to the crash scenario like hijacking, etc. Real talk about who might have a motive for taking this plane. Military silence despite our extreme surveillance capabilities. If there's good reason to refrain from the kind of speculation in the above paragraph, I would like to hear your thoughts. Again, reasonable speculation, not Black Holes and Lost gt Hello, users of  This is a footnote from your moderators. We'd just like to remind you of a couple of things. Firstly, please remember to read through our rules If you see a comment that has broken one, it is more effective to report it than just downvote it. Speaking of which, downvotes don't change views If you are thinking about submitting a  yourself, please have a look through our popular topics wiki first. Any questions or concerns? Feel free to message us Happy ing
I don't think there is anything wrong with news outlets speculating about unfolding events.