Seemingly trivial things that cheer you up
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I'm really not as left wing as you seem to think I am.Stevo_666 said:
What a tragedycoopster_the_1st said:The slow death of the Guardian newspaper. The birds are coming home to roost on this one
https://www.cityam.com/guardian-to-axe-180-jobs-as-revenue-plunges/
Even Rick doesn't read the sandal wearers' bible these days, so I reckon they're doomed.
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No denial on how 'woke' you are thoughrick_chasey said:
I'm really not as left wing as you seem to think I am.Stevo_666 said:
What a tragedycoopster_the_1st said:The slow death of the Guardian newspaper. The birds are coming home to roost on this one
https://www.cityam.com/guardian-to-axe-180-jobs-as-revenue-plunges/
Even Rick doesn't read the sandal wearers' bible these days, so I reckon they're doomed. 0 -
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Isn't that obvious? Look at something from the viewpoint of a complete and utter merchant. There's the viewpoint of a troll.rick_chasey said:What's that all about?
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I think Coopster spelt it out on the other thread: someone was mean to him about Brexit 4 years ago and he's never been able to get over it.1985 Mercian King of Mercia - work in progress (Hah! Who am I kidding?)
Pinnacle Monzonite
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The fact that you don't read it implies you're not too far left. Take it as a compliment.rick_chasey said:
I'm really not as left wing as you seem to think I am.Stevo_666 said:
What a tragedycoopster_the_1st said:The slow death of the Guardian newspaper. The birds are coming home to roost on this one
https://www.cityam.com/guardian-to-axe-180-jobs-as-revenue-plunges/
Even Rick doesn't read the sandal wearers' bible these days, so I reckon they're doomed."I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]0 -
Aah, diddums...rjsterry said:I think Coopster spelt it out on the other thread: someone was mean to him about Brexit 4 years ago and he's never been able to get over it.
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Take your pick:rick_chasey said:Shout out to people cheering other people losing jobs though.
What's that all about?
- Criticise capitalism all you like but when it is paying your wages, biting the hand that feeds you is not a good idea long term.
- Guardian employees getting a reality check that socialism does not pay their wages
- Even Brits eventually tired of constant anti-UK, anti-democratic rhetoric
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FTFYrjsterry said:I think Coopster spelt it out on the other thread: they lost the Brexit vote about 4 years ago and they have never been able to get over it.
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https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2020/06/10/news-uk-launches-business-review-likely-substantial-job-cuts/
The Telegraph cut 50 jobs last year.
https://www.ft.com/content/d07e3240-6836-11e9-a79d-04f350474d62
Buzzfeed closed their UK news section. It's happening everywhere regardless of political persuasion and was before Covid-19. The drop in ad revenue will have accelerated the trend.
None of it is good. So definitely the wrong thread.1985 Mercian King of Mercia - work in progress (Hah! Who am I kidding?)
Pinnacle Monzonite
Part of the anti-growth coalition0 -
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1985 Mercian King of Mercia - work in progress (Hah! Who am I kidding?)
Pinnacle Monzonite
Part of the anti-growth coalition0 -
There are more in-depth articles about The Guardian and as somebody who has mocked their begging banners asking for contributions to support their poor quality journalism I was shocked that they have 1 million regular donorsrjsterry said:https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2020/06/10/news-uk-launches-business-review-likely-substantial-job-cuts/
The Telegraph cut 50 jobs last year.
https://www.ft.com/content/d07e3240-6836-11e9-a79d-04f350474d62
Buzzfeed closed their UK news section. It's happening everywhere regardless of political persuasion and was before Covid-19. The drop in ad revenue will have accelerated the trend.
None of it is good. So definitely the wrong thread.
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I presume others such as unherd and BellingCat are doing ok though. I'm not sure the Guardian's business model still works.rjsterry said:https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2020/06/10/news-uk-launches-business-review-likely-substantial-job-cuts/
The Telegraph cut 50 jobs last year.
https://www.ft.com/content/d07e3240-6836-11e9-a79d-04f350474d62
Buzzfeed closed their UK news section. It's happening everywhere regardless of political persuasion and was before Covid-19. The drop in ad revenue will have accelerated the trend.
None of it is good. So definitely the wrong thread.0 -
Having someone else in a design team openly contradict my advice and being able to respond with a load of technical guidance and regulations supporting why my initial advice was correct especially when the person who initially contradicted me hadn't been asked for their opinion by anyone and it didn't relate to their element of the work.0
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A good bit of whataboutery from the master of whataboutery cheers me uprjsterry said:https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2020/06/10/news-uk-launches-business-review-likely-substantial-job-cuts/
The Telegraph cut 50 jobs last year.
https://www.ft.com/content/d07e3240-6836-11e9-a79d-04f350474d62
Buzzfeed closed their UK news section. It's happening everywhere regardless of political persuasion and was before Covid-19. The drop in ad revenue will have accelerated the trend.
None of it is good. So definitely the wrong thread.
"I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]0 -
Those million beardy types can't be contributing that much if the paper is still having to cut that many jobs.surrey_commuter said:
There are more in-depth articles about The Guardian and as somebody who has mocked their begging banners asking for contributions to support their poor quality journalism I was shocked that they have 1 million regular donorsrjsterry said:https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2020/06/10/news-uk-launches-business-review-likely-substantial-job-cuts/
The Telegraph cut 50 jobs last year.
https://www.ft.com/content/d07e3240-6836-11e9-a79d-04f350474d62
Buzzfeed closed their UK news section. It's happening everywhere regardless of political persuasion and was before Covid-19. The drop in ad revenue will have accelerated the trend.
None of it is good. So definitely the wrong thread."I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]0 -
Context rather than whataboutery. Takes a master to spot the differenceStevo_666 said:
A good bit of whataboutery from the master of whataboutery cheers me uprjsterry said:https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2020/06/10/news-uk-launches-business-review-likely-substantial-job-cuts/
The Telegraph cut 50 jobs last year.
https://www.ft.com/content/d07e3240-6836-11e9-a79d-04f350474d62
Buzzfeed closed their UK news section. It's happening everywhere regardless of political persuasion and was before Covid-19. The drop in ad revenue will have accelerated the trend.
None of it is good. So definitely the wrong thread.
1985 Mercian King of Mercia - work in progress (Hah! Who am I kidding?)
Pinnacle Monzonite
Part of the anti-growth coalition0 -
I am sure I read that it is in the region of £70m a year. It really is an interesting case study as the basket case of a lefty flagship newspaper is propped up by the massive profits from JVs with evil private equity firms.Stevo_666 said:
Those million beardy types can't be contributing that much if the paper is still having to cut that many jobs.surrey_commuter said:
There are more in-depth articles about The Guardian and as somebody who has mocked their begging banners asking for contributions to support their poor quality journalism I was shocked that they have 1 million regular donorsrjsterry said:https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2020/06/10/news-uk-launches-business-review-likely-substantial-job-cuts/
The Telegraph cut 50 jobs last year.
https://www.ft.com/content/d07e3240-6836-11e9-a79d-04f350474d62
Buzzfeed closed their UK news section. It's happening everywhere regardless of political persuasion and was before Covid-19. The drop in ad revenue will have accelerated the trend.
None of it is good. So definitely the wrong thread.
I am sure it is covered thoroughly in the hallowed pages0 -
So what righty spouting bollox newspapers do you support ?surrey_commuter said:
I am sure I read that it is in the region of £70m a year. It really is an interesting case study as the basket case of a lefty flagship newspaper is propped up by the massive profits from JVs with evil private equity firms.Stevo_666 said:
Those million beardy types can't be contributing that much if the paper is still having to cut that many jobs.surrey_commuter said:
There are more in-depth articles about The Guardian and as somebody who has mocked their begging banners asking for contributions to support their poor quality journalism I was shocked that they have 1 million regular donorsrjsterry said:https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2020/06/10/news-uk-launches-business-review-likely-substantial-job-cuts/
The Telegraph cut 50 jobs last year.
https://www.ft.com/content/d07e3240-6836-11e9-a79d-04f350474d62
Buzzfeed closed their UK news section. It's happening everywhere regardless of political persuasion and was before Covid-19. The drop in ad revenue will have accelerated the trend.
None of it is good. So definitely the wrong thread.
I am sure it is covered thoroughly in the hallowed pages
One's without vested interest?... Hmm
I bet they always give you a balanced opinion.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_newspapers_in_the_United_Kingdom
seanoconn - gruagach craic!0 -
I didn'trjsterry said:
Context rather than whataboutery. Takes a master to spot the differenceStevo_666 said:
A good bit of whataboutery from the master of whataboutery cheers me uprjsterry said:https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2020/06/10/news-uk-launches-business-review-likely-substantial-job-cuts/
The Telegraph cut 50 jobs last year.
https://www.ft.com/content/d07e3240-6836-11e9-a79d-04f350474d62
Buzzfeed closed their UK news section. It's happening everywhere regardless of political persuasion and was before Covid-19. The drop in ad revenue will have accelerated the trend.
None of it is good. So definitely the wrong thread. "I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]0 -
I'm sure it is, but I'm a little surprised that they don't have more money available after structuring their tax affairs so 'efficiently':surrey_commuter said:
I am sure I read that it is in the region of £70m a year. It really is an interesting case study as the basket case of a lefty flagship newspaper is propped up by the massive profits from JVs with evil private equity firms.Stevo_666 said:
Those million beardy types can't be contributing that much if the paper is still having to cut that many jobs.surrey_commuter said:
There are more in-depth articles about The Guardian and as somebody who has mocked their begging banners asking for contributions to support their poor quality journalism I was shocked that they have 1 million regular donorsrjsterry said:https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2020/06/10/news-uk-launches-business-review-likely-substantial-job-cuts/
The Telegraph cut 50 jobs last year.
https://www.ft.com/content/d07e3240-6836-11e9-a79d-04f350474d62
Buzzfeed closed their UK news section. It's happening everywhere regardless of political persuasion and was before Covid-19. The drop in ad revenue will have accelerated the trend.
None of it is good. So definitely the wrong thread.
I am sure it is covered thoroughly in the hallowed pages
https://spectator.co.uk/article/will-the-guardian-now-investigate-its-own-tax-arrangements-"I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]0 -
Oh and the Murdoch owned press have been squeaky clean, haven't they?
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/murdoch-business-faces-accounting-investigation-487846.htmlseanoconn - gruagach craic!0 -
Unlike the Guardian, I don't think Murdoch's lot ever pretended they were whiter than white on this front. Point is, the Guardian criticising groups that do tax planning is classic case of people in glass houses throwing stones. Or blatant lefty hypocrisy if you look at it another way.pinno said:Oh and the Murdoch owned press have been squeaky clean, haven't they?
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/murdoch-business-faces-accounting-investigation-487846.html"I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]0 -
You misunderstand me, I think the begging messages to keep online content free has been an astonishing success and I am surprised more haven’t copied them instead of struggling on with their paywall and ad models.pinno said:
So what righty spouting bollox newspapers do you support ?surrey_commuter said:
I am sure I read that it is in the region of £70m a year. It really is an interesting case study as the basket case of a lefty flagship newspaper is propped up by the massive profits from JVs with evil private equity firms.Stevo_666 said:
Those million beardy types can't be contributing that much if the paper is still having to cut that many jobs.surrey_commuter said:
There are more in-depth articles about The Guardian and as somebody who has mocked their begging banners asking for contributions to support their poor quality journalism I was shocked that they have 1 million regular donorsrjsterry said:https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2020/06/10/news-uk-launches-business-review-likely-substantial-job-cuts/
The Telegraph cut 50 jobs last year.
https://www.ft.com/content/d07e3240-6836-11e9-a79d-04f350474d62
Buzzfeed closed their UK news section. It's happening everywhere regardless of political persuasion and was before Covid-19. The drop in ad revenue will have accelerated the trend.
None of it is good. So definitely the wrong thread.
I am sure it is covered thoroughly in the hallowed pages
One's without vested interest?... Hmm
I bet they always give you a balanced opinion.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_newspapers_in_the_United_Kingdom0 -
Listening to Nicki Chapman on radio 2 early breakfast, much much better than Vanessa Feltz0
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Point taken.surrey_commuter said:
You misunderstand me, I think the begging messages to keep online content free has been an astonishing success and I am surprised more haven’t copied them instead of struggling on with their paywall and ad models.pinno said:
So what righty spouting bollox newspapers do you support ?surrey_commuter said:
I am sure I read that it is in the region of £70m a year. It really is an interesting case study as the basket case of a lefty flagship newspaper is propped up by the massive profits from JVs with evil private equity firms.Stevo_666 said:
Those million beardy types can't be contributing that much if the paper is still having to cut that many jobs.surrey_commuter said:
There are more in-depth articles about The Guardian and as somebody who has mocked their begging banners asking for contributions to support their poor quality journalism I was shocked that they have 1 million regular donorsrjsterry said:https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2020/06/10/news-uk-launches-business-review-likely-substantial-job-cuts/
The Telegraph cut 50 jobs last year.
https://www.ft.com/content/d07e3240-6836-11e9-a79d-04f350474d62
Buzzfeed closed their UK news section. It's happening everywhere regardless of political persuasion and was before Covid-19. The drop in ad revenue will have accelerated the trend.
None of it is good. So definitely the wrong thread.
I am sure it is covered thoroughly in the hallowed pages
One's without vested interest?... Hmm
I bet they always give you a balanced opinion.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_newspapers_in_the_United_Kingdom
However, it does not bode well when the circulation of newspapers dwindle in the face of the online take over.
News has boiled down to instant, abbreviated sound bites and there seems to be waves of issues that are transient.
People will get on a bandwagon and then the previous bandwagon is engulfed by the next 'sensation'.
Online media the propellant that is accentuating the flux. Where does this lead us?seanoconn - gruagach craic!0 -
print newspapers are in terminal decline. The challenge facing news organisations is how to monetise their content on digital channels.pinno said:
Point taken.surrey_commuter said:
You misunderstand me, I think the begging messages to keep online content free has been an astonishing success and I am surprised more haven’t copied them instead of struggling on with their paywall and ad models.pinno said:
So what righty spouting bollox newspapers do you support ?surrey_commuter said:
I am sure I read that it is in the region of £70m a year. It really is an interesting case study as the basket case of a lefty flagship newspaper is propped up by the massive profits from JVs with evil private equity firms.Stevo_666 said:
Those million beardy types can't be contributing that much if the paper is still having to cut that many jobs.surrey_commuter said:
There are more in-depth articles about The Guardian and as somebody who has mocked their begging banners asking for contributions to support their poor quality journalism I was shocked that they have 1 million regular donorsrjsterry said:https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2020/06/10/news-uk-launches-business-review-likely-substantial-job-cuts/
The Telegraph cut 50 jobs last year.
https://www.ft.com/content/d07e3240-6836-11e9-a79d-04f350474d62
Buzzfeed closed their UK news section. It's happening everywhere regardless of political persuasion and was before Covid-19. The drop in ad revenue will have accelerated the trend.
None of it is good. So definitely the wrong thread.
I am sure it is covered thoroughly in the hallowed pages
One's without vested interest?... Hmm
I bet they always give you a balanced opinion.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_newspapers_in_the_United_Kingdom
However, it does not bode well when the circulation of newspapers dwindle in the face of the online take over.
News has boiled down to instant, abbreviated sound bites and there seems to be waves of issues that are transient.
People will get on a bandwagon and then the previous bandwagon is engulfed by the next 'sensation'.
Online media the propellant that is accentuating the flux. Where does this lead us?
Daily Mail is one of the biggest online newspapers and "only" makes circa £150m online from an audience close to 150 million a year.
or they could stick the whole lot behind a paywall and persuade 10% of their audience to give them a pound a month or £10 for the year0 -
Back OT:
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