tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8786284110007207873.post5750604810086966749..comments2024-03-14T00:27:45.681-07:00Comments on Brits in the USA: Prostituting the newspaper industryDavid Macaulayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14873439047946166820noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8786284110007207873.post-25417182320096007852011-03-04T10:52:37.358-08:002011-03-04T10:52:37.358-08:00Nice repost...sorry for the delay in getting back....Nice repost...sorry for the delay in getting back...Won't say much except I have come a long way from considering the newspaper as a bible to taking its views with a rock of salt...Rek Seshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13484322426994645221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8786284110007207873.post-21807534044874274482011-02-28T09:44:44.561-08:002011-02-28T09:44:44.561-08:00Interesting comments Jennifer, it is frustrating. ...Interesting comments Jennifer, it is frustrating. At least my paper embraced the internet but these are quickly changing times. For sure Deborah, there was never a dull moment. Thanks Frog, we do seem to be losing characters. Funny Adullamite and thanks for visiting. thanks joLynne, I think there will always be a need for the skillsDavid Macaulayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14873439047946166820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8786284110007207873.post-685218993590436772011-02-28T05:45:35.318-08:002011-02-28T05:45:35.318-08:00I'm so glad you reposted. Thanks for the memor...I'm so glad you reposted. Thanks for the memories. The news world was changing a lot when I left it and it's changed more now, but we still need guys who know the difference between Brittney Spears and a story.JoLynne Lyonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01029955836072785693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8786284110007207873.post-6134792540950093272011-02-28T02:10:55.732-08:002011-02-28T02:10:55.732-08:00Journalism? Where is that today? There is more jou...Journalism? Where is that today? There is more journalism on the web these days. Even the BBC is so dumbed down and slanted.<br /><br />Still that was a great post, a proper rant well put. I think I reposted once but as I repeat myself endlessly it makes no difference, except followers fail tor return....Adullamitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15537659871829290071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8786284110007207873.post-58093907319268950762011-02-27T08:13:45.318-08:002011-02-27T08:13:45.318-08:00I'm really glad you re-posted this. There have...I'm really glad you re-posted this. There have been a lot of characters at places I have worked who have gone into retirement. I really am beginning to miss people like that as they do make things more interesting.Happy Frog and Ihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02679066739313347920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8786284110007207873.post-7478543317908052172011-02-27T04:15:45.158-08:002011-02-27T04:15:45.158-08:00I love, "What a load of balls." That rea...I love, "What a load of balls." That really made me laugh out loud.<br /><br />I've been thinking about this if you can believe. Thinking how most of the crap out there is CRAP. Nobody cares if anything is written properly or with an interesting voice or even with the damn facts laid out in a readable fashion. Oh crap I say.<br /><br />I wish I knew Carr!Deborahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00778094998010491653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8786284110007207873.post-977704869947378292011-02-26T13:16:10.092-08:002011-02-26T13:16:10.092-08:00I'm really pleased you reposted this too. I fo...I'm really pleased you reposted this too. I found it extremely interesting, not only because of my newspaper experience, but because the world is changing and it is fascinating to see it through the eyes of print journalists.<br /><br />One of the main reasons (in my observations) my former newspaper is failing is because the internet was not seen as a useful tool early on. In 2006, the company purchased a $100 million printing press and built a new building for it, rather than work on how to incorporate the internet. Now, five years later, the company is desperately trying to sell the printing press (no one wants it, of course) and they've had eleven major lay offs in the past few years. It's frustrating and so depressing.<br /><br />Newspapers need to embrace change, rather than fight it...Jennifer Fabuloushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07521908385026885699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8786284110007207873.post-90406121616207631572011-02-26T08:58:28.501-08:002011-02-26T08:58:28.501-08:00thanks Jayne, glad you liked it, like you say I co...thanks Jayne, glad you liked it, like you say I could have been outed from the archives. Cool Olifield, we need more folks like you. Thanks Sherilin, it has it's moments. Cheers Daisy, oops I meant Hugh. Well good for you Daft Scots Lass; as with this post, I usually aim to rework and change reposted posts a bit. Sure Betty, I look forward to reading it. Yes - a repost requirement quota, Tim.David Macaulayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14873439047946166820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8786284110007207873.post-55373714554509607012011-02-26T08:30:35.620-08:002011-02-26T08:30:35.620-08:00There should be required repost days in the blogop...There should be required repost days in the blogopshere. The Good, the Bad, the Overlooked, that kind of thing.trileshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06430221429400448628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8786284110007207873.post-8747464093263998972011-02-26T08:11:22.357-08:002011-02-26T08:11:22.357-08:00I'm thinking of re-posting a post that I have ...I'm thinking of re-posting a post that I have put in my archives as a draft; and it's all my fault.<br />Re-posting it's quite fair I guess.<br /><br />Happy weekend!Betty Manousoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08549686306725800208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8786284110007207873.post-43713073926240244922011-02-26T05:59:35.985-08:002011-02-26T05:59:35.985-08:00In the three years that I've been blogging I&#...In the three years that I've been blogging I've never reposted once.A Daft Scots Lasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01922985143036647579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8786284110007207873.post-17826323133669766372011-02-26T03:40:16.895-08:002011-02-26T03:40:16.895-08:00"Huge Jass" AHA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA..."Huge Jass" AHA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA!<br /><br />Great post, David. Thanks for making me laugh. :DConniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03865193802444007545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8786284110007207873.post-2316407584810640192011-02-25T19:43:56.985-08:002011-02-25T19:43:56.985-08:00i think it's okay to re-post, especially if yo...i think it's okay to re-post, especially if you didn't have many readers at the time it was originally posted. plus, on days of too much busy or too much brain dead, it keeps things from getting too sleepy around your blog.<br />i always wanted to work for a newspaper. and you painted such a quaint picture of the olden/golden days of journalism.SherilinRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10667321154367669653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8786284110007207873.post-47236356218211201602011-02-25T19:34:36.756-08:002011-02-25T19:34:36.756-08:00I still read my local paper everyday at lunch time...I still read my local paper everyday at lunch time at work.Oilfield Trashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00527580828815598952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8786284110007207873.post-69797142374936444262011-02-25T19:30:22.112-08:002011-02-25T19:30:22.112-08:00David- no need for contrition here. So many of us ...David- no need for contrition here. So many of us bloggers never go back to look at old posts, it's almost not necessary to disclose your piece as a re-post! But it's the honest thing to do, especially since you could be easily found out. ;)<br />Anyway- I'm glad you did re-post. This is a great piece. The school newspaper part brought back memories. <br />And your spot on about what's taken for journalism today. Too much coverage of messed up performers. And frankly, too much coverage of news at it's "emerging" without, necessarily, having all the facts. <br />Enjoyed this immensely. :)Jaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06694559900539722616noreply@blogger.com