Bunch of poorly written guff
I had a lengthy stint editing a magazine and one of the biggest tedious jobs I had was responding to people who had submitted unsolicited opinion pieces.
I know there's a fair amount in the press these days (ta J Clarkson et al), but they need to include *at least* one of the following:
New information
A new perspective
an entertaining take on something
Professional opinion writers (in the mainstream press) tend to bring points 3 and/or 2.
Citizen journalists almost always don't.
See Charlie Brooker's newswipe piece on 'asking the public for their opinion' on a news story.
Unless you have some credentials or can make me laugh I really don't care.
And if you're trawling the media for stories that echo your already held beliefs then good for you, but you'd be better off reading some Plato.
Anyway, what's everyone having for lunch?
(probably gonna head out to grab co-op meal deals for myself and CCJr, as we're all ill, or soup if I can't face the baltic weather)
Posted By: Cardiff Canary on January 8th 2024 at 13:12:07
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- Link to the My Football Writer article referenced below… (NCFC) - loz, Jan 8, 11:14:54
- What a load of blub (n/m) (NCFC) - Charles21, Jan 8, 14:38:08
- Think it is a pretty mediocre article and offers nothing new whatsoever (NCFC) - earlydoors, Jan 8, 13:12:25
- Bailed at this line "to devote less than one hundred per cent of his time and effort" (NCFC) - megson, Jan 8, 12:45:14
- pretty much nailed it.... (n/m) (NCFC) - usacanary, Jan 8, 14:58:01
- Agreed (n/m) (NCFC) - Charles21, Jan 8, 14:32:11
- And apparently getting your car vandalised is to be expected and perfectly fine. (NCFC) - megson, Jan 8, 12:51:08
- Bunch of poorly written guff (NCFC) - Cardiff Canary, Jan 8, 13:12:07
- Its not a great piece, she has rambled in that as she did in the call, despite having time (NCFC) - megson, Jan 8, 16:09:48
- Bunch of poorly written guff (NCFC) - Cardiff Canary, Jan 8, 13:12:07
- Just so (n/m) (NCFC) - Old Man, Jan 8, 12:46:23
- Thanks I'd have never found it on my own (n/m) (NCFC) - LincolnshireCanary, Jan 8, 11:15:38
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