Journalists
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Am I having a late realisation in life or are most journalists w@nkers ? It seemed to me, watching all the coverage of the election, journos and newsteams that they asked inane and inflammatory questions that defied common sense, let alone intelligence.
This coalition government needs support, like it or not, to work and I think the mostly negative views of the press, taking the pi55 and 5hit stirring is detrimental. :evil:
Rant over, I'm off down the newsagents to get the papers.
This coalition government needs support, like it or not, to work and I think the mostly negative views of the press, taking the pi55 and 5hit stirring is detrimental. :evil:
Rant over, I'm off down the newsagents to get the papers.
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A late realisation on your part i'm afraid but well better later than never. Its all about the dumbing down they ask inane stupid questions because they think we are all thick and thats all we understand.Novice runner & novice cyclist
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'Fraid so, the BBC website ones are pretty bad, they write what they are paid to write, quite often badly0
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I'm glad you've finally seen the light.
All journalists try to stir, slate or sensationalise everything as it's the only way to ensure that their "story" gets used. If what we got was reasoned debate, intelligent argument, and interviews to find out facts then the news wouldn't sell.0 -
Lancslad wrote:Its all about the dumbing down they ask inane stupid questions because they think we are all thick and thats all we understand.
That is probably not far from the truth. There is a reason why The Sun is the UK's biggest selling newspaper....
ps - I used to be a journo...0 -
softlad wrote:Lancslad wrote:Its all about the dumbing down they ask inane stupid questions because they think we are all thick and thats all we understand.
for the most part, that is probably correct. There is a reason why The Sun is the UK's biggest selling newspaper....
ps - I used to be a journo...
What do you do now, Softlad ? Just out of interest ?0 -
I agree with all of this, and I'm a journo. Not for much longer I hope 8)-- Dirk Hofman Motorhomes --0
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This all came off the back of seeing the Daily Express Journo on have I got news for you last night, she got some stick from the comedian which seemed spot on, the points he was making.0
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Journos write what people want to read, by and large.
It's not for nothing the tabloid papers like the express, sun, etc, have much bigger circulations than the broadsheets.0 -
Rick Chasey wrote:Journos write what people want to read, by and large.
mainly, they adopt whatever editorial style the publisher/proprietor tells them to, according to the relevant political bias or vested interest.....0 -
Rick Chasey wrote:Journos write what people want to read, by and large.
It's not for nothing the tabloid papers like the express, sun, etc, have much bigger circulations than the broadsheets.
Is that the same for papers in the Netherlands?"There's a shortage of perfect breasts in this world, t'would be a pity to damage yours."0 -
What about the comedy value, of papers like the Mail, take a non-news story and make it into a scare story, they did one about the dangers of organic foods, apparently there is a higher chance of catching food poisoning from an organic lettuce than from a non-organic lettuce, due to the nature of the fertiliser used. However the risk is removed if you wash the lettuce, some c**t got paid for writing that.0
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tebbit wrote:What about the comedy value, of papers like the Mail, take a non-news story and make it into a scare story,
What, you mean like this one?
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article ... -buzz.html0 -
Ministry of the obvious from the Mail again, pouring vodka into your eye not exactly the brightest of ideas, they used to have a slogan "good reading always shows", I even met someone who thought the Mail was a good paper. An advertising campaign based on we are a good paper and people will think you are intelligent if you read it.0
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"The relationship between truth and a newspaper is like the relationship between the colour green and the number seven. Occasionally you will see the number seven written in green, but you learn not to expect this." Garrison Keiller
We now have an Education Secretary who is a journalist and PM who supposedly "earned" a living as a PR - God help us!0 -
dmclite wrote:This all came off the back of seeing the Daily Express Journo on have I got news for you last night, she got some stick from the comedian which seemed spot on, the points he was making.
I quite fancied her. She just had something about her that made me think I bet you love it. :twisted:
The comedian sat with Merton was very incisive with his comments sharp and amusing.
Dmclite, I'm supprised it's taken so long for the penny to drop with you, You've always struck me as having your finger on the pulse, and being nobody's fool.Tail end Charlie
The above post may contain traces of sarcasm or/and bullsh*t.0 -
Frank the tank wrote:dmclite wrote:This all came off the back of seeing the Daily Express Journo on have I got news for you last night, she got some stick from the comedian which seemed spot on, the points he was making.
I quite fancied her. She just had something about her that made me think I bet you love it. :twisted:
The comedian sat with Merton was very incisive with his comments sharp and amusing.
Dmclite, I'm supprised it's taken so long for the penny to drop with you, You've always struck me as having your finger on the pulse, and being nobody's fool.
He only realised when it became apparent on TV, as he can't read!
Frank's byyrd..........
"There's a shortage of perfect breasts in this world, t'would be a pity to damage yours."0 -
She should be so lucky.
I bet she still loves it.Tail end Charlie
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looks like Julia Hartley-Brewer.....she'd eat you alive....0
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Frank the tank wrote:dmclite wrote:This all came off the back of seeing the Daily Express Journo on have I got news for you last night, she got some stick from the comedian which seemed spot on, the points he was making.
I quite fancied her. She just had something about her that made me think I bet you love it. :twisted:
The comedian sat with Merton was very incisive with his comments sharp and amusing.
Dmclite, I'm supprised it's taken so long for the penny to drop with you, You've always struck me as having your finger on the pulse, and being nobody's fool.
I know Frank. I don't usually read a lot of papers, maybe the Times or Guardian at the weekend. Just, for the first time I really took an interest in the election and the coverage was shocking. I, despite what some may think, am pretty much an optimist and try and see the best in anything before the worst. She made my skin crawl and I just thought if they are all like her well thats it, I have seen the light.
I always had a bit of trouble with the journalist prizes and awards, felt very vouyeristic and parasitical, filming misery and getting awards for it. Kevin Carters legacy was that he could not live with his memories and work and topped himself months after winning a Pulitzer for the Sudan picture. I think journos may have too much power or sway where public opinion can be manipulated so easily.
BTW, i value your views, opinion and rhetoric frank, but she is a moose.0 -
Times have changed since the days of Fleet Street. Journos nowadays get into the papers by knowing the right people and (usually) having an Oxbridge education. The traditional route was through a stint on provincial papers, learning the skills before moving on into London, but most local papers now are freebees produced on cut-throat budgets, owned by a small number of sharks who pay peanuts. Few ambitious graduates are going to waste time with that, assuming of course they haven't been lured away into the finance industry instead.0
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Le Commentateur wrote:Times have changed since the days of Fleet Street. Journos nowadays get into the papers by knowing the right people and (usually) having an Oxbridge education. The traditional route was through a stint on provincial papers, learning the skills before moving on into London, but most local papers now are freebees produced on cut-throat budgets, owned by a small number of sharks who pay peanuts. Few ambitious graduates are going to waste time with that, assuming of course they haven't been lured away into the finance industry instead.
I know of plenty who have worked up through the trade media and then gone into the nationals as technology, defence, or other specialist correspondents. There's still room in the nationals for good hacks, despite the 'old school tie' issues..
Ironically, tabloids like The Sun have a history of employing some very good, very clever writers - believe it or not, turning out news in the Sun's style of politically or socially-charged nonsense is remarkably difficult...0 -
Hartley-Brewer: Guilty Pleasure.
She'd be pure filth MILF - Like most posh birds she probably has years of built-up stiff upper lip frustration to lose.
I do hate the mail so much it's just becoming amusing looking at it now - Everyone needs a nemesis and the mail never fails to provide me with something to rally against.What wheels...? Wheelsmith.co.uk!0 -
simonaspinall wrote:Hartley-Brewer: Guilty Pleasure.
She'd be pure filth MILF - Like most posh birds she probably has years of built-up stiff upper lip frustration to lose.
I do hate the mail so much it's just becoming amusing looking at it now - Everyone needs a nemesis and the mail never fails to provide me with something to rally against.
My mum and dad get the mail, drives them potty. Its like being addicted to a drug that makes you angry and self righteous at the same time. I usually get a phone call about sunday tea-time after she has digested the contents of the Mail on Sunday, festered and then lets rip down the phone to me. Going to get a gun and shoot her if she doesn't stop soon.0 -
Chapeau to Chris Addison for his onslaught on HIGNFY last week.What wheels...? Wheelsmith.co.uk!0