CotswoldRed Posted June 6, 2017 Report Share Posted June 6, 2017 Newspapers are often one of a family of many. They each regurgitate similar stories or use template material and cut costs wherever possible at the expense of quality. If the quality is reduced too much you don't just cut back, you stop altogether and move on to something else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Hunt-Hertz Posted June 6, 2017 Report Share Posted June 6, 2017 10 hours ago, Rich_s said: Wouldn't wipe my arse with EP. Written by idiots for idiots I did try, but it took ages cleaning my phone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Hunt-Hertz Posted June 6, 2017 Report Share Posted June 6, 2017 1 hour ago, CotswoldRed said: Newspapers are often one of a family of many. They each regurgitate similar stories or use template material and cut costs wherever possible at the expense of quality. If the quality is reduced too much you don't just cut back, you stop altogether and move on to something else. You should read the Gloucester Citizen, which comes from the same stable (knackers yard). Risible shite....awful grammar, spelling and syntax, and half of the articles are practically adverts for crappy eateries or estate agencies. As most of the sports section is circle jerking over Gloucester RFC, I avoid it .My 15 year old daughter would wipe the floor with their "journalists". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedM Posted June 6, 2017 Report Share Posted June 6, 2017 On 05/06/2017 at 17:55, Red Right Hand said: I suspect that Stocky was on a decent wedge and these are kids straight out of college or interns. I thought you couldn't make a person redundant and then go on to employ another or others in their place. I guess the job must have significantly changed, ie not the same job as Stocky used to do, so the paper can operate this way. i wish I hadn't clicked on the Gregor link, I had imagined him a a firey ginger Scot by his name. Well there goes that theory! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Septic Peg Posted June 7, 2017 Report Share Posted June 7, 2017 11 hours ago, RedM said: I thought you couldn't make a person redundant and then go on to employ another or others in their place. I guess the job must have significantly changed, ie not the same job as Stocky used to do, so the paper can operate this way. i wish I hadn't clicked on the Gregor link, I had imagined him a a firey ginger Scot by his name. Well there goes that theory! Correct. It is against employment law. I've been told the job description is different but it looks to me like Gee Mac Gee is doing the exact same stuff as Stocky... can only assume the job has a few extra responsibilities to make a loophole. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leveller Posted June 7, 2017 Report Share Posted June 7, 2017 13 minutes ago, Septic Peg said: Correct. It is against employment law. I've been told the job description is different but it looks to me like Gee Mac Gee is doing the exact same stuff as Stocky... can only assume the job has a few extra responsibilities to make a loophole. I imagine he just sits with his laptop, trawling the internet (not OTIB) for City rumours. That is, he's doing what you or I do, or for that matter what HITC hacks do. It makes me laugh that people think hacks get second hand rumours from OTIB instead of second hand rumours from all the other sites via Newsnow or similar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major Isewater Posted June 7, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 7, 2017 31 minutes ago, Septic Peg said: Correct. It is against employment law. I've been told the job description is different but it looks to me like Gee Mac Gee is doing the exact same stuff as Stocky... can only assume the job has a few extra responsibilities to make a loophole. There's probably some driving involved . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Septic Peg Posted June 7, 2017 Report Share Posted June 7, 2017 8 hours ago, Leveller said: I imagine he just sits with his laptop, trawling the internet (not OTIB) for City rumours. That is, he's doing what you or I do, or for that matter what HITC hacks do. It makes me laugh that people think hacks get second hand rumours from OTIB instead of second hand rumours from all the other sites via Newsnow or similar. Perhaps that's the difference in job description? Stocky's may have said "to interview and coordinate with BCFC staff and publish stories and occasionally publish internet rumours". Gee Mac Gee's may say "publish any old shit relating to City found on internet but not OTIB". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leveller Posted June 8, 2017 Report Share Posted June 8, 2017 Proper journalists used to interview players and managers for information. That seems to have stopped at the Post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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