The Twins Thread

[Skyryder]

As to Finns bulls!it postings, I'm glad it got shut down regardless of who did it / who asked for it. What the guy has gained in terms of financial gain he's lost in emotional intelligence. Used to have some respect for the guy. That’s dropped to nothing. But then again, who cares.....haven’t met him , wouldn’t want to meet him. No doubt due to part of my ethnic background he wouldn’t want to meet me. Finns loss.

'Bout sums up my attitude too.

Skyryder

[Finn]

'Bout sums up my attitude too.

Skyryder

Fuck, and here's me thinking that we had so much in common that we'd be friends for life.

Oh well, I've always got Dover I guess.

[Finn]

As to Finns bulls!it postings, I'm glad it got shut down regardless of who did it / who asked for it. What the guy has gained in terms of financial gain he's lost in emotional intelligence. Used to have some respect for the guy. That’s dropped to nothing. But then again, who cares.....haven’t met him , wouldn’t want to meet him. No doubt due to part of my ethnic background he wouldn’t want to meet me. Finns loss.

[Paul in NZ]

You've got more than a point there.

I think we should all punch the next journalist that we see in the mouth, as justifiable retribution for supporting the continued descent of NZ journalism into the sewer.

Was talking to my daughter the other day on the long commute home...

She is taking a media paper and they had John Campbell as guest speaker and she found it really interesting. Particularly his view on the duality of selling papers / TV time vrs your personal views and integrity...

His highest rating show.... Interview with Nicki Watson.....

Lowest Rating .... The Prime Minister.

I guess his point is, has journalisim dumbed down the audience or is the audience getting what it wants?

Em reckoned it was utterly fascinating and she really learnt a heck of a lot about the business - shame most of the people doing the paper didn't agree - not compulsary so less than half turned up...

[Beemer]

Must confess the media wouldn't bother writing stories about so-called celebrities if no one wanted to read them and the same goes for television I suppose. Not that I expect them to be, but most people aren't that impressed when they hear what I do for a living. Pisses me off sometimes because I don't spend my life muckraking and writing crap about people, but sometimes I just tell them I'm a proofreader - it's part of what I do and doesn't normally cause offence!

News used to be about things that happen but now a lot of it is created news by people who want to remain in the public eye. Bit like tv - if you don't like it, do something else - don't read it/watch it!