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Stockholm87
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20 Feb 2018, 07:08 PM
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- 20 Feb 2018, 01:14 PM
Apart from the toilet cleaners and the admin staff, eff them.
Working for the rags, is morally one of the worst jobs going.
You know you're editor boss is controlled by his/her editor boss, who is deciding and pushing the narrative, which has been passed down from his/her boss, which just happens to coincide with a certain corporation or political parties agenda.
Day after day, lying to the population, telling them what to believe, what to accept, what they should be ok with and what they should be disliking. Keeping certain stories off the front pages or out of the media all together. Moving stories off the front pages quicker because the story doesn't sit right with the guests that frequent the top dogs, after dinner circuits.
The journalist at the bottom, just looking for click bait stories and accepting "its just how it works", knowing the agenda being pushed is what's wrong with this country, are as guilty as the ones at the top, who attend the meetings at Downing Street/Dinners for a select few politicians and important corporation heads.
Is it really 'morally one of the worst jobs going'? What about the people who work in industries that make bombs? The shipbuilders putting together warships? The nuclear industry? The people who work in factories that will put contaminated food on your plate? The people who work in companies so big you don't even know their name, who work in global projects that will cause instability, death and destruction. Right from their Glasgow office. What about the people who work in retail outlets selling garments made from what is essentially slave labour or child exploitation? How do farmers treat the animals end up on your plate on a table built by someone whose company has decimated forests? The international salesman and his global footprint as he jets around the world? The council worker whose bosses are taking jollies everywhere, who pander to bigots for votes. The barman whose product kills people, the same with the shop selling fags. Unless you're at Amnesty or Greenpeace or you have your own ethically sound venture on the go, there will be some moral questions to be asked when your wage goes into the bank. Probably my last post on the subject. My main point was about the gloating and the worth of a free press, whether you agree with some content, or even despise it. This illustrates, maybe, the importance... GrenfellAnd the blogger (new media replacement) who wasn't read until it was too late. Grenfell2Last point, social media was full of stories about how the amount of dead were being deliberately suppressed to avoid social unrest, not helped by local celebs jumping on the bandwagon. The total, rather than ending up a lot more than the initial estimate, IIRC, ended up being less. But people only want the facts, they always say. Saying the DR won't be missed should not be equated with wishing the demise of all MSM. And by the same token, cherry picking bad social media does not mean it is all bad either. Quite simply both the MSM and social media have bad outlets and good outlets. I know how I would categorise the DR.
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20 Feb 2018, 07:59 PM
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- 20 Feb 2018, 02:29 PM
Regarding the Liam Miller headline if you look at the Twitter fallout/explanation/apology it was a Mirror headline that was used in the Record. It was then changed in the Record and an apology was issued (although the original headline remained in the Mirror).
After demanding it was changed, which quickly happened, a lot of Celtic fans then repeatedly posted a screengrab of the headline on various Twitter stories. Was it more important to get the headline changed over concern that a family member might see it and be upset, or was it more important to republish the offending headline for the continuation of the outrage on their behalf?
They’re not mutually exclusive
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21 Feb 2018, 12:22 AM
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That Pep -- he's no Big Jock!
https://www.theguardian.com/football/2018/feb/20/attempting-to-engage-a-professional-athlete-in-the-throwing-of-hands
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21 Feb 2018, 08:07 AM
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Roger Hannah doing Aberdeens team talk, Time for Niall McGinn to remind everyone why McInnes brought him back after his South Korean misadventure. Time for Gary Mackay-Steven to prove to Rodgers he was wrong to flog him to the Dons last summer. And time for Adam Rooney or Stevie May to show they’re more than just flat-track bullies who score most of their goals against bottom-six sides.
Dons' best chance Aberdeen will NEVER have a better chance of ending their losing run against Celtic than this Sunday at Pittodrie, says Roger Hannah The Dons' run against Brendan Rodgers' side is woeful, so too their three straight defeats to Rangers this term
Spoiler: click to toggle By Roger Hannah IF Aberdeen can’t lay a glove on Celtic this Sunday, they might NEVER do so again. Brendan Rodgers is chasing Nine in a Row against the Dons. That’s nine straight wins in his two seasons as Hoops boss. That incredible run includes two cup final victories, two 3-0 triumphs this season and an aggregate scoreline of 20-3. It represents Aberdeen’s worst sequence of results against Celts this millennium. And it’s sparked major questions about the Dons’ ability to clinch the silverware which Derek McInnes and Stewart Milne crave. But Sunday’s live TV clash at Pittodrie surely represents the Reds’ best chance of ending the cycle of losses. They’ve had a full week to get over being “murdered” by Hibs at Easter Road. They’ve no pesky midweek fixture to get in the way of their preparations. They’ll be tucked up in bed on Thursday night as the Hoops make the long journey back from St Petersburg after Europa League duty. They can have a lie-in on Sunday morning as Rodgers and his players make the trip to the Granite City for a lunchtime kick-off. Everything would appear to be in the Dons’ favour. If only they can get over the mental barrier of tackling the Hoops. McInnes has transformed Aberdeen in recent years, winning a League Cup and reaching those two finals last season. But the biggest criticism which still gets levelled at the Dons is their struggles in the big games. The run against Celts is woeful, so too their three straight defeats to Rangers this term. They haven’t beaten Hearts in two attempts this term and were turned over by Hibs last Saturday as the race for second place became ever more congested. They badly missed suspended captain Graeme Shinnie at Easter Road, with his ban also ruling him out of the Hoops clash. To make matters worse for McInnes, he must also do without on-loan Celts star Ryan Christie. So it’s time for some others to finally stand up and be counted in this game rather than shrink when confronted by Scott Brown and Co. Time for Kenny McLean — having won his move to England — to show he’s worth a long-term place alongside Brown in the Scotland midfield. Time for Niall McGinn to remind everyone why McInnes brought him back after his South Korean misadventure. Time for Gary Mackay-Steven to prove to Rodgers he was wrong to flog him to the Dons last summer. And time for Adam Rooney or Stevie May to show they’re more than just flat-track bullies who score most of their goals against bottom-six sides. If they can do that on Sunday and end the Dons’ misery in this fixture, they’ll go a long way to silencing the sceptics. They might even lend weight to the argument that there could be an unlikely title race on the cards. A Dons win would cut Celtic’s lead to six points – regardless of how Rangers perform against Hearts on Saturday. It would also mean the Hoops would have won just three of their last seven league games. Not necessarily champions’ form. Windass has scored more in his last five games than Celtic in their last six For the good of Scottish football, it’s to be hoped that Celts’ tails are up on their return from Russia and they’re licking their lips in anticipation of next week’s Europa League last-16 draw. But regardless of the scoreline against Zenit, the Dons must view Sunday as their moment. If they can’t do it at home in these circumstances, what hope do they have of beating the Hoops at Celtic Park or Hampden in the run-in? Celts have scored fewer goals in their last six games than Rangers star Josh Windass has netted in five. Hit by injuries and Brown’s ban against St Johnstone, they haven’t got anywhere near the heights of last season’s Invincibles. They reserved their best display since the turn of the year for the first-leg win over Zenit. If they can repeat that level of performance on Thursday, they’ll go through. But none of that is McInnes’ concern. He simply must focus on ensuring his players are ready to wreck Rodgers’ Nine in a Row and spark the Don of a new era. It’s do or dye for SiAS ginger goalscorers go, Simon Murray is never going to be up there with Maurice Johnston. But the new darling of the Dundee fans remains a real threat at Premiership level. His late matchwinning double at Firhill on Saturday could be crucial in the relegation fight. They were Dark Blues’ fan Murray’s first goals for the club he supported as a boy. And they were reward for a tireless shift on a day when Dundee had to hang on before turning the game in their favour in the last six minutes. Add them to the 14 goals he bagged for Hibs in the first half of the season, and he’s one of the most prolific frontmen in the league. Surely no truth he’s going to follow the lead of MoJo by dying those trademark locks blond. THE clock is ticking on the Chinese transfer window.Just seven days now before it closes. You can just imagine Beijing’s answer to Jim White getting all excited as he stands next to a giant digital clock. But not as excited as the Rangers board if they’ve got to consider another bumper bid from Beijing Rehne for Alfredo Morelos. The Ibrox top scorer was again among the goals in the 5-3 win at Hamilton on Sunday. I’m not sure if a goal at the SuperSeal Stadium is sufficient to add another million to Morelos’ price tag. But what’s beyond argument is the improvement in the Colombian’s all-round game since the start of the season. His link-up play is so much better than before and has been crucial to the goal burst from team-mate Josh Windass. CALL me an old spoilsport but I fear Alex McLeish will have his work cut out to persuade Scott McTominay to play for Scotland.The Manchester United kid was born in England, sounds English and feels English. With a dozen club starts already under his belt, McLeish should be knighted if he can talk him into the Lion Rampant ahead of the Three Lions. https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/sport/football/2258750/aberdeen-celtic-best-chance-pittodrie-roger-hannah/
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21 Feb 2018, 08:16 AM
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Matthew Lindsay in Evening Times
"Rangers moved within nine points of their city rivals with a 5-2 thrashing of Hamilton"
Accurate sentence save for just the three errors: It IS 9 points...not within It was 5-3 It wasn't a thrashing
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21 Feb 2018, 08:23 AM
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Matthew Lindsay in Evening Times
"Rangers moved within nine points of their city rivals with a 5-2 thrashing of Hamilton"
Accurate sentence save for just the three errors: It IS 9 points...not within It was 5-3 It wasn't a thrashing 4. They aren't our rivals. 5. They aren't Rangers.
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21 Feb 2018, 08:24 AM
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I'll go for it being Aberdeen and Hearts at home.
SPFL face post-split fixture chaos as Rangers have already played rest of top six at home twice If the top six stays as it is then two clubs will have to travel to Ibrox three times this season.
Spoiler: click to toggle ByGavin Berry Two clubs could be forced to play Rangers away three times The SPFL are facing a post-split fixture headache if the top six remains as is. Rangers will have played all five of their rivals in the top half of the Premiership twice at Ibrox this season. But Graeme Murty’s side will be due two home games after the split, which could force two teams to make a third trip to Govan. The SPFL almost certainly won’t have an imbalance in the Old Firm derby meetings while Aberdeen would be outraged at the prospect of another Gers away game as they battle for second place. As it stands that would leave Hearts, Kilmarnock and Hibs facing the prospect of a third Ibrox clash with the latter two the lowest ranked based on their final position last season. Former Rangers boss Walter Smith hit out at the SPL in 2010, claiming the club had suffered a decade of unfair treatment when it came to post-split fixtures. On seven occasions in the first 10 years of the format Gers played a top-six club away from home three times and only once at home, although in two of those seasons it was balanced out with three home games against another side. In a Q&A at the start of this season SPFL secretary Iain Blair said: “I have been doing this job for almost 19 years and unfortunately there is no such thing as a perfect fixture list. “Our aim is to produce the best and most balanced set of fixtures. Premiership clubs set for another winter break as key dates for next season are revealed “The most important thing is to try to ensure clubs finish the season having played 19 games at home and 19 away. Unfortunately to facilitate this some clubs will need to gain one home game and some will need to lose one to ensure balance.” Rangers are nine points off Celtic after Josh Windass’s hat-trick helped secure a 5-3 win at Hamilton on Sunday. He buried Jamie Murphy’s flick for his second after Gers built from the back and Murty told Rangers TV: “It’s as good a goal as I have seen – just a team goal and the quality of it was breathtaking.” https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/spfl-face-post-split-fixture-12060611
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21 Feb 2018, 08:46 AM
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Fivers da mannn
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21 Feb 2018, 10:24 AM
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I'll go for it being Aberdeen and Hearts at home. SPFL face post-split fixture chaos as Rangers have already played rest of top six at home twiceIf the top six stays as it is then two clubs will have to travel to Ibrox three times this season. Spoiler: click to toggle ByGavin Berry Two clubs could be forced to play Rangers away three times The SPFL are facing a post-split fixture headache if the top six remains as is. Rangers will have played all five of their rivals in the top half of the Premiership twice at Ibrox this season. But Graeme Murty’s side will be due two home games after the split, which could force two teams to make a third trip to Govan. The SPFL almost certainly won’t have an imbalance in the Old Firm derby meetings while Aberdeen would be outraged at the prospect of another Gers away game as they battle for second place. As it stands that would leave Hearts, Kilmarnock and Hibs facing the prospect of a third Ibrox clash with the latter two the lowest ranked based on their final position last season. Former Rangers boss Walter Smith hit out at the SPL in 2010, claiming the club had suffered a decade of unfair treatment when it came to post-split fixtures. On seven occasions in the first 10 years of the format Gers played a top-six club away from home three times and only once at home, although in two of those seasons it was balanced out with three home games against another side. In a Q&A at the start of this season SPFL secretary Iain Blair said: “I have been doing this job for almost 19 years and unfortunately there is no such thing as a perfect fixture list. “Our aim is to produce the best and most balanced set of fixtures. Premiership clubs set for another winter break as key dates for next season are revealed “The most important thing is to try to ensure clubs finish the season having played 19 games at home and 19 away. Unfortunately to facilitate this some clubs will need to gain one home game and some will need to lose one to ensure balance.” Rangers are nine points off Celtic after Josh Windass’s hat-trick helped secure a 5-3 win at Hamilton on Sunday. He buried Jamie Murphy’s flick for his second after Gers built from the back and Murty told Rangers TV: “It’s as good a goal as I have seen – just a team goal and the quality of it was breathtaking.” https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/spfl-face-post-split-fixture-12060611 get rid of the split then
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21 Feb 2018, 10:46 AM
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I'll go for it being Aberdeen and Hearts at home. SPFL face post-split fixture chaos as Rangers have already played rest of top six at home twiceIf the top six stays as it is then two clubs will have to travel to Ibrox three times this season. Spoiler: click to toggle ByGavin Berry Two clubs could be forced to play Rangers away three times The SPFL are facing a post-split fixture headache if the top six remains as is. Rangers will have played all five of their rivals in the top half of the Premiership twice at Ibrox this season. But Graeme Murty’s side will be due two home games after the split, which could force two teams to make a third trip to Govan. The SPFL almost certainly won’t have an imbalance in the Old Firm derby meetings while Aberdeen would be outraged at the prospect of another Gers away game as they battle for second place. As it stands that would leave Hearts, Kilmarnock and Hibs facing the prospect of a third Ibrox clash with the latter two the lowest ranked based on their final position last season. Former Rangers boss Walter Smith hit out at the SPL in 2010, claiming the club had suffered a decade of unfair treatment when it came to post-split fixtures. On seven occasions in the first 10 years of the format Gers played a top-six club away from home three times and only once at home, although in two of those seasons it was balanced out with three home games against another side. In a Q&A at the start of this season SPFL secretary Iain Blair said: “I have been doing this job for almost 19 years and unfortunately there is no such thing as a perfect fixture list. “Our aim is to produce the best and most balanced set of fixtures. Premiership clubs set for another winter break as key dates for next season are revealed “The most important thing is to try to ensure clubs finish the season having played 19 games at home and 19 away. Unfortunately to facilitate this some clubs will need to gain one home game and some will need to lose one to ensure balance.” Rangers are nine points off Celtic after Josh Windass’s hat-trick helped secure a 5-3 win at Hamilton on Sunday. He buried Jamie Murphy’s flick for his second after Gers built from the back and Murty told Rangers TV: “It’s as good a goal as I have seen – just a team goal and the quality of it was breathtaking.” https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/spfl-face-post-split-fixture-12060611
get rid of the split then The split is shampoo anyway.
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21 Feb 2018, 11:02 AM
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There are few enough outlets that offer a variety of different news and opinions in Scotland
If these outlets really did offer what you suggest then arguably there might be some ray of hope, and perhaps even a shred of sympathy. But when you have a largely unregulated industry full of piss poor managers employing a short sighted strategy with a culturally backward approach to the value of real news and worthwhile opinion then they fully deserve their fate.
Is that what's happening in the global printed media then, all piss poor managers with a culturally backward approach to the value of real news and worthwhile opinion? Even Theresa May had recognised that local and national newspapers are essential to a democracy. Probably quite a few folk on this board that have seen these papers campaign for their jobs and their health. I doubt anyone would expect much in the way of solidarity etc, but folk gloating is a bit of a stretch tbh. Theresa May wouldn't recognise democracy if it slapped her in the face.
Brexit result in Scotland and the North shows that.
Can't believe anyone on here would use that carrots words as proof of anything. She's a Tory, therefore she's a lying bastard like the rest.
eff the rags btw, not fit for purpose.
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21 Feb 2018, 11:19 AM
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Quoting limited to 3 levels deep
Is that what's happening in the global printed media then, all piss poor managers with a culturally backward approach to the value of real news and worthwhile opinion? Even Theresa May had recognised that local and national newspapers are essential to a democracy. Probably quite a few folk on this board that have seen these papers campaign for their jobs and their health. I doubt anyone would expect much in the way of solidarity etc, but folk gloating is a bit of a stretch tbh.
Theresa May wouldn't recognise democracy if it slapped her in the face. Brexit result in Scotland and the North shows that. Can't believe anyone on here would use that carrots words as proof of anything. She's a Tory, therefore she's a lying bastard like the rest. eff the rags btw, not fit for purpose. Yeah, eff the rags like the *checks list* East Lothian News?
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21 Feb 2018, 12:04 PM
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Is that what's happening in the global printed media then, all piss poor managers with a culturally backward approach to the value of real news and worthwhile opinion? Even Theresa May had recognised that local and national newspapers are essential to a democracy. Probably quite a few folk on this board that have seen these papers campaign for their jobs and their health. I doubt anyone would expect much in the way of solidarity etc, but folk gloating is a bit of a stretch tbh.
Theresa May wouldn't recognise democracy if it slapped her in the face. Brexit result in Scotland and the North shows that. Can't believe anyone on here would use that carrots words as proof of anything. She's a Tory, therefore she's a lying bastard like the rest. eff the rags btw, not fit for purpose. The word 'even' before her name gives a clue as to what I think about her.
Who said anything about proof? But her comments did spark this discussion on the BBC World Service last night, which I thought was quite interesting. From about 26 minutes in.
Advance warning... someone agrees with the carrot's comments if you can stomach such a thing.
World Service
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Ok then I'll say anecdotal evidence.
eff May and the horse she rode in on.
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21 Feb 2018, 12:40 PM
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Apart from the toilet cleaners and the admin staff, eff them.
Working for the rags, is morally one of the worst jobs going.
You know you're editor boss is controlled by his/her editor boss, who is deciding and pushing the narrative, which has been passed down from his/her boss, which just happens to coincide with a certain corporation or political parties agenda.
Day after day, lying to the population, telling them what to believe, what to accept, what they should be ok with and what they should be disliking. Keeping certain stories off the front pages or out of the media all together. Moving stories off the front pages quicker because the story doesn't sit right with the guests that frequent the top dogs, after dinner circuits.
The journalist at the bottom, just looking for click bait stories and accepting "its just how it works", knowing the agenda being pushed is what's wrong with this country, are as guilty as the ones at the top, who attend the meetings at Downing Street/Dinners for a select few politicians and important corporation heads.
Is it really 'morally one of the worst jobs going'? What about the people who work in industries that make bombs? The shipbuilders putting together warships? The nuclear industry? The people who work in factories that will put contaminated food on your plate? The people who work in companies so big you don't even know their name, who work in global projects that will cause instability, death and destruction. Right from their Glasgow office. What about the people who work in retail outlets selling garments made from what is essentially slave labour or child exploitation? How do farmers treat the animals end up on your plate on a table built by someone whose company has decimated forests? The international salesman and his global footprint as he jets around the world? The council worker whose bosses are taking jollies everywhere, who pander to bigots for votes. The barman whose product kills people, the same with the shop selling fags. Unless you're at Amnesty or Greenpeace or you have your own ethically sound venture on the go, there will be some moral questions to be asked when your wage goes into the bank. Probably my last post on the subject. My main point was about the gloating and the worth of a free press, whether you agree with some content, or even despise it. This illustrates, maybe, the importance... GrenfellAnd the blogger (new media replacement) who wasn't read until it was too late. Grenfell2Last point, social media was full of stories about how the amount of dead were being deliberately suppressed to avoid social unrest, not helped by local celebs jumping on the bandwagon. The total, rather than ending up a lot more than the initial estimate, IIRC, ended up being less. But people only want the facts, they always say. They play as key a role as any of those mentioned, without their painting of "the facts", there may not be the government of "choice" or support for certain policies/actions.
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21 Feb 2018, 12:43 PM
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Apart from the toilet cleaners and the admin staff, eff them.
Working for the rags, is morally one of the worst jobs going.
You know you're editor boss is controlled by his/her editor boss, who is deciding and pushing the narrative, which has been passed down from his/her boss, which just happens to coincide with a certain corporation or political parties agenda.
Day after day, lying to the population, telling them what to believe, what to accept, what they should be ok with and what they should be disliking. Keeping certain stories off the front pages or out of the media all together. Moving stories off the front pages quicker because the story doesn't sit right with the guests that frequent the top dogs, after dinner circuits.
The journalist at the bottom, just looking for click bait stories and accepting "its just how it works", knowing the agenda being pushed is what's wrong with this country, are as guilty as the ones at the top, who attend the meetings at Downing Street/Dinners for a select few politicians and important corporation heads.
Is it really 'morally one of the worst jobs going'? What about the people who work in industries that make bombs? The shipbuilders putting together warships? The nuclear industry? The people who work in factories that will put contaminated food on your plate? The people who work in companies so big you don't even know their name, who work in global projects that will cause instability, death and destruction. Right from their Glasgow office. What about the people who work in retail outlets selling garments made from what is essentially slave labour or child exploitation? How do farmers treat the animals end up on your plate on a table built by someone whose company has decimated forests? The international salesman and his global footprint as he jets around the world? The council worker whose bosses are taking jollies everywhere, who pander to bigots for votes. The barman whose product kills people, the same with the shop selling fags. Unless you're at Amnesty or Greenpeace or you have your own ethically sound venture on the go, there will be some moral questions to be asked when your wage goes into the bank. Probably my last post on the subject. My main point was about the gloating and the worth of a free press, whether you agree with some content, or even despise it. This illustrates, maybe, the importance... GrenfellAnd the blogger (new media replacement) who wasn't read until it was too late. Grenfell2Last point, social media was full of stories about how the amount of dead were being deliberately suppressed to avoid social unrest, not helped by local celebs jumping on the bandwagon. The total, rather than ending up a lot more than the initial estimate, IIRC, ended up being less. But people only want the facts, they always say.
They play as key a role as any of those mentioned, without their painting of "the facts", there may not be the government of "choice" or support for certain policies/actions. Well, I'm sure there are lots of data services and news agencies that will give you the bare bones of things that happen and some numbers to play with.
The point was, you said it was morally one of the worst jobs going. If we're interested in facts, I don't think that was one.
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21 Feb 2018, 01:16 PM
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The herald doing a despicable piece on Brendan's wife's ex man
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The herald doing a despicable piece on Brendan's wife's ex man I know. I've no idea why this is news. Ghoulishly peering into the private life of a poor guy whos tenuously linked to the current Celtic manager.
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21 Feb 2018, 02:26 PM
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Was looking at stuff about the Jungle there and happened upon Jim 'James' Traynor's piece about the final game against Dundee.
Started off pretty well but fell into a diatribe about rebel songs and violence. Token mention that the Huns are bad too. Then a rambling diatribe.
carrot then. carrot now. carrot forever.
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21 Feb 2018, 03:04 PM
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Climbing walls while sittin' in a chair.
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Here a non football related article currently on the DR that demonstrates that it's basically lifted from The Sun.. "A source told the Sun" Spoiler: click to toggle https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/entertainment/celebrity/liam-payne-opens-up-rows-12051900Liam Payne has opened up about rowing with Cheryl just days after rumours the couple are due to split surfaced. The singer confessed the pair's families support different football teams and it would be a big battle over who son Bear would be supporting. Liam joked: "I’m a West Brom fan, but that’s not the problem. Sometimes it is! Well, this is the thing, I mean Cheryl’s not really that massively into football but she likes to bring up where they’re from when this happens, isn’t it, it’s like ‘oh well I’m from here so I’m gonna do this’, erm, that was a great Geordie accent… [laughs]. That is what she sounds like in the morning! "it’s like battle of the grandads at the minute, and he’s going to have a tough little choice on his hands at some point because you’re going to have to disappoint some grandparents. Or he’ll just have to go ‘you know what, forget this, I like ice hockey’. Pick a different sport." Hinting at any fractions in the relationship so soon after stories about splitting is unusual for the normally private pair. It comes after Liam has reportedly called in divorce lawyers after it was revealed Cheryl wants to split within weeks. The former X Factor judge, 34, and One Direction star are “going through a rough patch” with some insiders speculating they could split after just two years together. Sources say Liam, who has been touring the US for almost a year, has been forced to consult a top lawyer to protect his fortune - currently at a huge £54million, compared to Cheryl's £20million. It is thought neither Liam or Cheryl want to end their relationship but are finding it tough with the 1D star's gruelling work schedule. Girls Aloud star Cheryl has been at home looking after their 11-month-old son Bear. It is believed Liam went to a divorce lawyer for some advice - Cheryl lives in their Surrey mansion and they have a handful of shared assets. A source told The Sun: "Liam has sought some legal advice but he still wants to make it work.It'st sensible to be prepared for all options.
That'll be a Sun story, lifted by the Press Association, then taken by the Daily Mirror (Lucy Buckland is a Mirror writer), and then reproduced in the Record online. This is what I mean about handing social media to weans - why would you advertise your chief rival??? What a beamer for the Record. 20 years ago that would have earned you a rinsing from the chief sub but now it just gets churned out. An old story which bigs up The Sun. The only mention you'd get was when they had better transfer info or the like.
'Romanian crack Daniel Prodan will today complete his £5m move to the glorious. The deal IS ON, despite what you may have seen reported in a downmarket English gutter rag tabloid on Thursday.'
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