Obviously has got tetchy all round

Have no quibble with paying for news or media, but the bar for quality content is quite high.

Local press has long been run into the ground (have a few friends who worked in it and bailed out to steadier careers.

Used to be a regular reader of the pinkun. Don't bother now. The editing and standard of their free articles is awful. It's their shop window.

This article is a long, meandering whine which highlights to an extent why the relationship has broken down in both directions.

There's been a gradual shift in recent years (all press) towards opinion pieces, as the actual news is usually broken by other media streams now.

Opinion pieces only work if they are (very) amusingly written, or in some way informative.

Local press can do great retro pieces. I'm a huge fan of the slow news movement.

I get the argument that fans should have the chance to hear what has happened at the AGM, thing is, there'll be numerous reports available very quickly, and freely on social media.

I get that it's best if it's impartial, as far as possible. To go back to the opinion pieces, the problem is that the pink un has moved away from being an impartial news reporter - they're now very much taking a slant, which weakens their argument.

On a conceptual level I understand and agree. In a practical sense, unfortunately it won't impact me at all, as an ex reader.

As a firm part of their target audience, it'd be handier if they spent time pondering why I'm no longer a reader and less moaning about why things have changed.

Posted By: Cardiff Canary on November 10th 2022 at 08:37:13

Message Thread

Can't all parties just shake hands over a bear? All seems rather petty and childish... (NCFC) - DrDublin, Nov 10, 07:39:37
- Obviously has got tetchy all round (NCFC) - Cardiff Canary, Nov 10, 08:37:13
  - 100% (NCFC) - SimonOTBC, Nov 10, 09:58:33
    - Indeed (n/m) (NCFC) - Yellalee, Nov 10, 10:43:12
  - The Athletic shows that there is a paying market for decent sports journalism (n/m) (NCFC) - Old Git, Nov 10, 08:58:01
    - Does it? I'd assumed it was still losing bucketloads of money (NCFC) - Bertie Russell, Nov 10, 10:12:16
  - adapt and overcome (NCFC) - Tombs, Nov 10, 08:42:25
    - Yeah, this (NCFC) - Cardiff Canary, Nov 10, 08:44:55
      - badly written too (NCFC) - Dave in France, Nov 10, 08:57:03
        
        Terribly written (n/m) (NCFC) - Yellalee, Nov 10, 10:43:53
- Perhaps if they had kept one of the 3500 shares that they sold Archant could send someone? (NCFC) - Ruttles, Nov 10, 08:02:46
  - Why on earth would you expect all media to be free? (NCFC) - norwaay, Nov 10, 08:12:12
    - And anyway 'free' in this context means freedom from influence/suppression. (n/m) (NCFC) - norwaay, Nov 10, 08:17:04
  - Link won’t work (n/m) (NCFC) - Ruttles, Nov 10, 08:03:36
    - Use following (NCFC) - Ruttles, Nov 10, 08:05:54
- If they buy shares they can attend as of right as shareholders (NCFC) - Old Git, Nov 10, 07:59:25
  - The point being made here though is that is not unreasonable for supporters who spend alot (NCFC) - norwaay, Nov 10, 08:10:44
    - Agreed on all counts (NCFC) - Old Git, Nov 10, 08:21:44
      - I suppose they believe they shouldn't have to and this is a matter of principle. (NCFC) - norwaay, Nov 10, 08:33:46
        
        Can you imagine getting an AGM report from Citizen Journalists BWOD and Kev? (NCFC) - Old Git, Nov 10, 08:56:39
        
        at least it'd be okay grammatically (n/m) (NCFC) - Cardiff Canary, Nov 10, 09:20:08
        
        Yes, it would be beautifully written (NCFC) - Old Git, Nov 10, 09:26:28
- Never heard of Newark, Batley or Wolsely but referencing them in such a condescending way (NCFC) - The Gaffer, Nov 10, 07:56:16
  - Not the best idea to reference them in my opinion, whenever one of them (NCFC) - Mozzer, Nov 10, 08:02:39
- So long as WY is allowed to attend… (NCFC) - SimonOTBC, Nov 10, 07:47:23
  - This (n/m) (NCFC) - Cardiff Canary, Nov 10, 08:38:24
  - ^^^ this. Who needs the media. (Sorry Bailey, but…) (n/m) (NCFC) - CWC, Nov 10, 08:14:33
    - tanks to Elon's mission to democratise FACTS we dont need the press any more. (n/m) (NCFC) - Dave in France, Nov 10, 08:29:37
      - h (n/m) (NCFC) - Dave in France, Nov 10, 08:29:49

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