I think the editorial line is that they must give these stories a certain slant

obviously, the more controversial the headline and subheader, the more people will click on/read the story.

I presume that one of the measures of a journalist's competence at such publications is how many hits they get. To me it just shows that the editors don't give a f**k about it, they just want to shift copy and avoid being sued. If they do that, job done

Posted By: Worzel Scrimmage on October 22nd 2009 at 17:15:18

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Hook, line and sinker the lot orn ya. (n/m) (General Chat) - malkybarkid, Oct 22, 15:07:16
- is the poster spouting offensive shit a troll? (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, Oct 22, 15:11:27
- YEP LUVLY - GOT EM FOAMING AT THE MOUTH (n/m) (General Chat) - EtuWHO, Oct 22, 15:07:46
  - well done (n/m) (General Chat) - Small, Oct 22, 15:09:30
    - I thank you (General Chat) - EtuWHO, Oct 22, 15:10:05
      - People get angry about racists. OMG WTF!!?!? (n/m) (General Chat) - Hertz van Rental, Oct 22, 15:14:35
      - bye (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Oct 22, 15:13:33
        
        LOL (General Chat) - EtuWHO, Oct 22, 15:16:24
        
        I was introduced to a Norwich fan here a while ago (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, Oct 22, 15:20:37
        
        People reacting to a racist cunt has nothing to do with being 'sucked in' (General Chat) - Hertz van Rental, Oct 22, 15:18:31
        
        it's a regular on a wind up shirley? (General Chat) - Tombs, Oct 22, 15:20:00
        
        nah. He's been an occasional regular on here for ages (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Oct 22, 15:27:32
        
        the fact remains that there are far too many of these cunts still in existence (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, Oct 22, 15:21:39
        
        This indicates why there are so many of them. (General Chat) - jafski, Oct 22, 15:26:44
        
        omg, that utter cunt Littlejohn still gets to publish his total bollocks in public? (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, Oct 22, 15:38:01
        
        He always signs off with - you couldn't make it up. (General Chat) - jafski, Oct 22, 15:43:29
        
        agreed, there's fucking droves of these insidious cunts (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, Oct 22, 16:14:18
        
        indeed. For example teh Telegraph link EtuWHO posted (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Oct 22, 16:20:23
        
        I think the editorial line is that they must give these stories a certain slant (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, Oct 22, 17:15:18
        
        'a certain slant'. Nicely put. (n/m) (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Oct 22, 17:25:19
- sbeen fun tho (n/m) (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Oct 22, 15:07:26

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