tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post7376225621929566023..comments2024-03-29T09:57:11.038+00:00Comments on SCOT goes POP!: The amateurism of modern journalism : a small exampleJames Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01516007141763230886noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-66435697230891921992011-07-07T09:16:30.561+01:002011-07-07T09:16:30.561+01:00Phew!
I'd decided not to reply to such a humou...Phew!<br />I'd decided not to reply to such a humourless goon... but you're forgiven and I'll continue to enjoy your blog ;-)Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00797359279671022904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-39054092100684449622011-07-06T17:46:31.110+01:002011-07-06T17:46:31.110+01:00Ah, apologies, Jim, it took me two-and-a-half hour...Ah, apologies, Jim, it took me two-and-a-half hours to get that joke!James Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01516007141763230886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-67683902716462461392011-07-06T15:18:19.527+01:002011-07-06T15:18:19.527+01:00Jim : the argument is that rejuvenation technologi...Jim : the argument is that rejuvenation technologies may come along in 25-30 years, by which time a small number of people who are currently in the latter half of middle age would still be in a robust enough state to benefit from them. <br /><br />Tris : Yes, it was the broadsheet coverage of the BSE scare that used to astonish me more than anything, they were just as bad as the tabloids. I certainly hope you're right about the events of recent days changing things forever.James Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01516007141763230886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-91017219642489080762011-07-06T11:01:37.128+01:002011-07-06T11:01:37.128+01:00Thought they were fable floggers and gossip-monger...Thought they were fable floggers and gossip-mongers from the get-go: A <br />bit like historian wannabes and other main-chance scrambling propagandists?Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02975588480290026016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-58732432931296563782011-07-06T10:22:30.939+01:002011-07-06T10:22:30.939+01:00I think, James, that they are writing for an audie...I think, James, that they are writing for an audience that expects dumbed down sensationalism in bite sized pieces.<br /><br />I can see, even in "broadsheets", a lowering of standards in every sense since I started reading newspapers.<br /><br />Although this in no way is intended to excuse what I see as a grave error in the managements' direction of travel, I do recognise that they are all in dire straits, given the changing market in which they operate; the availability of 24 hour news on television and internet.<br /><br />The revelations of the last few days involving hacking into telephone calls and cell phone messages of victims (rather than "celebrities" and political figures), and perhaps most importantly, corruption within police, may change the face of journalism beyond recognition. <br /><br />If only the UK government have the courage to act decisively. <br /><br />As they say:<br /><br />'If "ifs" and "ans" were pots and pans, there'd be no need for tinkers.'Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-18363773691761734062011-07-06T10:09:27.383+01:002011-07-06T10:09:27.383+01:00I think that if the first 1000 year old had alread...I think that if the first 1000 year old had already been born and was in the latter half of his/her middle age, we'd probably already know about it ;-)Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00797359279671022904noreply@blogger.com