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Post by Prufrock » Wed Feb 10, 2016 6:08 pm

Jugs wrote:
Dave Sutton's barnet wrote: The big problem with journalism is that fewer and fewer people are paying for it - readers and advertisers.
Aye, 2 years ago Twitter had a bigger value than The New York Times, even though it had still to yield a profit. Print journalism is dying.
throwawayboltonian wrote: Yeah as I said it's a arguably a dying medium, even I'm rarely buying papers nowadays when I can get identical content on their sites for free or cheaper (with the exclusion of a few who charge). Used to buy them all of the time at uni, they'd get me through dull lectures. I think the only one who have adapted well to the digital age are *shudder* the Daily hate Mail. One of the most read news sources in the world isn't it?
The Daily Mail Online is doing really well in terms of readership and competes with the likes of BuzzFeed for page views. I don't think it makes much of a profit though (if any) despite how well it's doing.

They've got 'clever' methods and get the absolute most out of a news story, no matter how banal. For example, when a celebrity gets married, they'll do loads of articles related to the marriage, such as an article all about the dress. It's all largely shite but it's working for them. It gets them hits.

They're also renowned fur shamefully stealing stuff, in some cases as brazenly as just changing the name on the by-line, without giving credit.

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Re: The breaking News thread...

Post by KeyserSoze » Wed Feb 10, 2016 6:12 pm

Prufrock wrote:
Jugs wrote:
Dave Sutton's barnet wrote: The big problem with journalism is that fewer and fewer people are paying for it - readers and advertisers.
Aye, 2 years ago Twitter had a bigger value than The New York Times, even though it had still to yield a profit. Print journalism is dying.
throwawayboltonian wrote: Yeah as I said it's a arguably a dying medium, even I'm rarely buying papers nowadays when I can get identical content on their sites for free or cheaper (with the exclusion of a few who charge). Used to buy them all of the time at uni, they'd get me through dull lectures. I think the only one who have adapted well to the digital age are *shudder* the Daily hate Mail. One of the most read news sources in the world isn't it?
The Daily Mail Online is doing really well in terms of readership and competes with the likes of BuzzFeed for page views. I don't think it makes much of a profit though (if any) despite how well it's doing.

They've got 'clever' methods and get the absolute most out of a news story, no matter how banal. For example, when a celebrity gets married, they'll do loads of articles related to the marriage, such as an article all about the dress. It's all largely shite but it's working for them. It gets them hits.

They're also renowned fur shamefully stealing stuff, in some cases as brazenly as just changing the name on the by-line, without giving credit.

Allegedly.

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Re: The breaking News thread...

Post by Hoboh » Wed Feb 10, 2016 7:10 pm

Jugs wrote:Hair loss and weight gain can easily and quickly come about ...
twilight is Rooney!!!! :shock:

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Re: The breaking News thread...

Post by twilight » Wed Feb 10, 2016 7:39 pm

Hoboh wrote:
Jugs wrote:Hair loss and weight gain can easily and quickly come about ...
twilight is Rooney!!!! :shock:
Now I wish I had his money! (but not his hair loss)

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Re: The breaking News thread...

Post by Jugs » Wed Feb 10, 2016 10:57 pm

Why don't you just tell us who you are rather than who you're not all the time?!

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Post by bobo the clown » Thu Feb 11, 2016 11:49 am

Jugs wrote:Why don't you just tell us who you are rather than who you're not all the time?!
I know.

The lady is clearly selective.
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Post by Abdoulaye's Twin » Thu Feb 11, 2016 11:52 am

bobo the clown wrote:
Jugs wrote:Why don't you just tell us who you are rather than who you're not all the time?!
I know.

The lady is clearly selective.
Aren't they all?

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Re: The breaking News thread...

Post by twilight » Thu Feb 11, 2016 2:43 pm

Jugs wrote:Why don't you just tell us who you are rather than who you're not all the time?!
Would you like to tell me who you are? :roll:

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Post by jonnycooper » Thu Feb 11, 2016 2:54 pm

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Post by TonyDomingos » Thu Feb 11, 2016 3:05 pm

Abdoulaye's Twin wrote:
bobo the clown wrote:
Jugs wrote:Why don't you just tell us who you are rather than who you're not all the time?!
I know.

The lady is clearly selective.
Aren't they all?
Not the ones that Enoch knows. :wink:
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Post by Abdoulaye's Twin » Thu Feb 11, 2016 3:06 pm

TonyDomingos wrote:
Abdoulaye's Twin wrote:
bobo the clown wrote:
Jugs wrote:Why don't you just tell us who you are rather than who you're not all the time?!
I know.

The lady is clearly selective.
Aren't they all?
Not the ones that Enoch knows. :wink:
:lol:

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Post by TKIZ! » Sat Feb 13, 2016 12:14 pm

BREAKING NEWS: http://www.espnfc.co.uk/blog/the-toe-po ... o-buy-club" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

:roll: :wink:
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Re: The breaking News thread...

Post by Worthy4England » Sat Feb 13, 2016 12:17 pm

Well that'd set up Khan V Mayweather nicely - they could go at it on the first Board meeting...

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Post by jonnycooper » Sat Feb 13, 2016 12:34 pm

TKIZ! wrote:BREAKING NEWS: http://www.espnfc.co.uk/blog/the-toe-po ... o-buy-club" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

:roll: :wink:

Roger might get upset when he sees this! :shock: :spank:

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Re: The breaking News thread...

Post by Jugs » Sat Feb 13, 2016 1:44 pm

twilight wrote:
Jugs wrote:Why don't you just tell us who you are rather than who you're not all the time?!
Would you like to tell me who you are? :roll:
I'm Jugs and I live on a shelf.

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Re: The breaking News thread...

Post by Enoch » Sat Feb 13, 2016 1:53 pm

TonyDomingos wrote:
Abdoulaye's Twin wrote:
bobo the clown wrote:
Jugs wrote:Why don't you just tell us who you are rather than who you're not all the time?!
I know.

The lady is clearly selective.
Aren't they all?
Not the ones that Enoch knows. :wink:
You can be oh so cutting Domingos.

They're all nice people.

Well most of them.

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Re: The breaking News thread...

Post by bobo the clown » Sat Feb 13, 2016 2:03 pm

Enoch wrote:
TonyDomingos wrote:
Abdoulaye's Twin wrote:
bobo the clown wrote:
Jugs wrote:Why don't you just tell us who you are rather than who you're not all the time?!
I know.

The lady is clearly selective.
Aren't they all?
Not the ones that Enoch knows. :wink:
You can be oh so cutting Domingos.

They're all nice people.

Well most of them.
Even the ones who's names you never bothered to find out ?
Not advocating mass-murder as an entirely positive experience, of course, but it had its moments.
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Re: The breaking News thread...

Post by BWFC_Insane » Tue Feb 16, 2016 3:40 pm

Nixon...

Bolton. Tamraz seems to be close to getting the nod to buy. Strange. Meanwhile Wigan agreed deal for training ground.

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Post by thebish » Tue Feb 16, 2016 3:44 pm

BWFC_Insane wrote:Nixon...

Bolton. Tamraz seems to be close to getting the nod to buy. Strange. Meanwhile Wigan agreed deal for training ground.
Why is it strange?

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