tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post3645882686562328462..comments2023-10-24T14:51:45.756+02:00Comments on Bloggertropolis: This Is Not The NewsStevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02133900289384226725noreply@blogger.comBlogger40125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-56961812554464296082011-02-07T21:45:34.410+01:002011-02-07T21:45:34.410+01:00Amanda: being a rascist, mysogenistic twat seems t...Amanda: being a rascist, mysogenistic twat seems to be the main prerequisite for being involved in the news industry these days.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02133900289384226725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-74081301094454356982011-02-07T21:26:33.300+01:002011-02-07T21:26:33.300+01:00Jeez, you're right...our breakfast TV (lucky w...Jeez, you're right...our breakfast TV (lucky we only have ONE CHANNEL that does that, you should move here) has just changed hosts and they're pretty bad but I'm not sure how bad because we might have just got used to the old ones....(one of whom got sacked due to the fact he was a rascist, mysogenistic twat)The Sagittarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05513045101496737031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-48509070057004417592011-02-07T10:28:33.024+01:002011-02-07T10:28:33.024+01:00Selina: I'm sure the application of a red nose...Selina: I'm sure the application of a red nose will salve and protect our minds from the multiple rapes, murders, burglaries and acts of terrorism that plague our great nation...Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02133900289384226725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-24583039492439998262011-02-07T10:19:26.648+01:002011-02-07T10:19:26.648+01:00I hear you! It's going to get worse now with ...I hear you! It's going to get worse now with the run up to comic relief and no doubt they'll do some ridiculous song and dance act on the night as well to show us just how entertaining they really are. It's all so desperate ......Selina Kingstonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01515746813047397411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-46658444174972733152011-02-07T09:01:54.792+01:002011-02-07T09:01:54.792+01:00Livi: telling gags on the news is like sprinkling ...Livi: telling gags on the news is like sprinkling shit with gold stars.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02133900289384226725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-9638798826573592802011-02-07T00:04:20.093+01:002011-02-07T00:04:20.093+01:00The news is *supposed* to be depressing dammit! I ...The news is *supposed* to be depressing dammit! I do wish they'd stop with the jokes, inappropriate and otherwiseAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05078202146118940939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-18425036129181220072011-02-06T13:37:19.645+01:002011-02-06T13:37:19.645+01:00Very Bored in Catalunya: we've just started wa...Very Bored in Catalunya: we've just started watching the news again after a solid diet of CBeebies for 3 years. I preferred the jokes on CBeebies.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02133900289384226725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-14339586686349309522011-02-06T13:29:59.442+01:002011-02-06T13:29:59.442+01:00I must say I never watch the news, I prefer to rea...I must say I never watch the news, I prefer to read it on the internet. <br /><br />Good comment by Phil!Very Bored in Catalunyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07695203425270299420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-83614926251175026832011-02-06T08:36:41.316+01:002011-02-06T08:36:41.316+01:00Löst Jimmy: well said that man. What shocked me wa...Löst Jimmy: well said that man. What shocked me was the fact this fine example of endemic crassness was on the BBC News24 channel. The BBC for God's sake. I thought the Beeb had standards. But maybe you're right? 24 hours news must totally densensitize and dull the synapses. That's still no excuse though. Even an idiot can spot a crap joke.<br /><br />Owen: or murdering newsmen for doing a shit job? I'd like to see them read that out and crack a careless joke afterwards...Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02133900289384226725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-23507884912221661542011-02-06T02:11:25.182+01:002011-02-06T02:11:25.182+01:00We are on the way to the dogs...
Perhaps they hav...We are on the way to the dogs...<br /><br />Perhaps they have to spout out so much horror day in and day out that they become totally immune and oblivious to it, clerics raping children is hardly a blip on their radar screen. You have to wonder what it would take to really get their attention. Maybe a story about children raping clerics ?Owenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12622587942009516590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-72204366505415022612011-02-06T00:40:19.863+01:002011-02-06T00:40:19.863+01:00Most of the time at best the banter comes across a...Most of the time at best the banter comes across as fake, forced, feeble and at worst scripted. The mainstream news has become part of the entertainment canvass, arcing between sensationalism, selective reporting and celebrity obsession. Dumbing down of the news is it would appear big business in this land. Shame really.<br /><br />The example you refer to at the end your piece shows the robotic nature of many newscasters. It beggars belief when you see how much these people get paid for simply reading from an autocue.<br /><br />Channel Four news however, remains for me, the only serious news programme on Blighty's telly.Löst Jimmyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09907139441842698894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-74612122019252851202011-02-05T21:37:41.058+01:002011-02-05T21:37:41.058+01:00Nota Bene: doh! Didn't think to do that...
As...Nota Bene: doh! Didn't think to do that...<br /><br />As for the newsreader's crocodile smile... you'd almost think they were enjoying themselves...Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02133900289384226725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-33776735241745463342011-02-05T21:34:57.205+01:002011-02-05T21:34:57.205+01:00Have you done a google translate on Phil's com...Have you done a google translate on Phil's comment...well worth it?!!<br /><br />On the other hand, I'm in agreement, and I can't help but notice they always smile no matter how grim the news.....Nota Benehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00969705852180234416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-11430448611949810572011-02-05T15:51:17.578+01:002011-02-05T15:51:17.578+01:00CJ: I wonder why media people think the public hav...CJ: I wonder why media people think the public have to be treated like kids? Send them away with a smile on their face... lace the real news with some trite fun to make everyone feel better... do they think we'd riot if we had nothing but bad news all the time?Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02133900289384226725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-29308348422355277552011-02-05T15:26:38.008+01:002011-02-05T15:26:38.008+01:00I think half the news is a joke. The media spent t...I think half the news is a joke. The media spent that long on doom, gloom and pissing everyone off with the economy and politics, that they really do think these cheap and distasteful gags are warranted. Imagine hoe hard it must have been to reel something off that wasn't on the auto cue. Bet his excitement made Mrs Anchorman feel a right prick.<br /><br />CJ xxAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-4300056672151778632011-02-05T10:51:13.252+01:002011-02-05T10:51:13.252+01:00Keith: absolutely - and this same accusation can b...Keith: absolutely - and this same accusation can be levelled at the newspapers that people pay for every day, that use up vast resources every week, and just pushes material out into the world that is mostly not news! I don't care about Kerry Katona or Jordan or Lady Ga-Ga or which footballer is shagging which other footballer's wife...! Just give me news and give it to me straight, unpolluted by pantomime gags and Embarrassing Uncle commentary.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02133900289384226725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-82524920953482402012011-02-05T10:43:28.547+01:002011-02-05T10:43:28.547+01:00Grrrr. Even Jeremy Paxman can't resist a joke....Grrrr. Even Jeremy Paxman can't resist a joke.<br /><br />And have you noticed that even the BBC seem to have resorted to film reviews now. Why is so much of the news filled with stuff that ISN'T NEWS !!! Jordan and Alex divorce - NOT NEWS. Footballers sleep around - NOT NEWS. Susan Boyle sings something - NOT NEWS.<br /><br />Have you noticed how ITV news even 'reports' on the latest X factor stuff. Brand loyalty that.<br /><br />They should have two programmes, proper news and not news... oh they do. It's called half the rest of the schedule.Keithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03070505642533336362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-30337194314606235182011-02-05T10:34:09.030+01:002011-02-05T10:34:09.030+01:00Wylye Girl: ah... the unending allure of Carol Vor...Wylye Girl: ah... the unending allure of Carol Vorderman. I'll take 2 from the top and 1 from the bottom, please Carol. See. I could have been an anchorman.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02133900289384226725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-44263664473645153942011-02-05T10:29:30.493+01:002011-02-05T10:29:30.493+01:00I worked in a BBC newsroom for a while. Everything...I worked in a BBC newsroom for a while. Everything stopped at 4pm for Countdown. Says it all really!Wylye Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03513714783299643621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-61793788142073714892011-02-05T10:02:33.719+01:002011-02-05T10:02:33.719+01:00Phil: your backwards forwards cross-cultural writi...Phil: your backwards forwards cross-cultural writing really hurt my eyeballs. Now I need it in braille.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02133900289384226725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-19547927930600010202011-02-05T09:56:39.792+01:002011-02-05T09:56:39.792+01:00نعم تلك سخي!!! **** كارهين شعر الصدر الكافر!******...نعم تلك سخي!!! **** كارهين شعر الصدر الكافر!******. انها اهانة الله. انهم جميعا سخيف * * * * * فقط يتغوط scumbag *. لي ولأخوتي * ستعمل سخيف سخيف * فتواهم ********!عذرا تقويم بيضاء صغيرة. كارهين شعر الصدر *!!****. نحن ستعمل * سخيف البحث حيث * سخيف شنق!****** الرجل. ونحن ستعمل على شق **** رجل !!سخيف الحناجر الماعز.<br /><br />هذا بلوق هو سخيف! * * * * * جيدة القرف !!!******** رجل. أنا ستعمل!!!! **** سخيف **** الحصول على كل اخواني في صلاة العشاء لمتابعة هذا الرجل بلوق. نحن ستعمل جعل***** 'بلوق الله من ملاحظة' كنت في جميع !******الإسلام. !!رجل شيت -- أنت ستكون الشهيرة. سيكون لديك <br />!!!!!********* *****الكثير من سخيف الماعز.<br /><br />Sorry my English words is big shit here. I mean not offence. Only respect. Have nice day.<br /><br />Inshallah.<br /><br />Abraham. xxBish Bosh Bashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01311092711040714994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-86400716087173160452011-02-05T09:37:17.078+01:002011-02-05T09:37:17.078+01:00Being Me: seriously good and seriously on the mone...Being Me: seriously good and seriously on the money, in my book. Half the time the smiles are so fake I often think the presenters must really hate each other. And why is it the men who alwayss feel the need to make the cheesy jokes all the time? The women presenters look as tired of them as I feel. The men are just borish, grey, processed pea loving dullards... I think I'll get my news from the Teletext service from now on!Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02133900289384226725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-3104998820414844332011-02-05T09:31:00.490+01:002011-02-05T09:31:00.490+01:00Anytime there is more than one of them, they seem ...Anytime there is more than one of them, they seem to have to enter into this witty banter and it's just cringe-worthy. There are so many examples of it that I have seen on US news (and I don't even watch US news but seen plenty of clips). Just awful. They must do it here in Aust too but I watch SBS (world news) and I've not seen it on there - one big reason is the fake smiles on other networks as they throw to each other and make light about the weather, no matter what accident/fire/murder story has just been finished.<br /><br />I agree with you, the nightly news is one place we don't need to have turned into a joke. It's just disrespectful and really out of place. Or am I just too serious??Being Mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08600427311498297800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-3842811115578668802011-02-05T08:33:24.886+01:002011-02-05T08:33:24.886+01:00Kelloggsville: but maybe Moira exorcised her comed...Kelloggsville: but maybe Moira exorcised her comedic leanings by appearing in Extras as a coke pusher...?<br /><br />Vix: certainly, er, sounds like a book for the old Christmas wishlist...! ;-) <br /><br />Fran: or just get a bingo caller to do it for them. Or a monkey that can read. Or a robot. I'm not fussy.<br /><br />Mark: I've nothing smart to say other than you're right.<br /><br />MissBehaving: well, your granddad sounds like he might just become my best mate.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02133900289384226725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-17006029854076853752011-02-05T01:20:21.161+01:002011-02-05T01:20:21.161+01:00As Barry Coidan said, there is no *real* news anym...As Barry Coidan said, there is no *real* news anymore, it's fodder about celebs. Common sense, common decency, respect, they've all fallen by the wayside....oh God, I sound like my Grandad. ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com