Newsquest (formerly Archant) is a mess.

Standards down the toilet, huge churn, s**t money and all about pumping out as much as possible, without rigour, to hit the online ad algorithms.

Posted By: norwaay on March 24th 2024 at 11:39:19

Message Thread

This SW business (NCFC) - Nelsons final flanel, Mar 24, 11:03:28
- I don’t know why they are issuing apologies etc (NCFC) - Jim, Mar 24, 16:37:38
  - No Jim, that's clearly not what's happened, no matter how much you'd like to think it. (NCFC) - norwaay, Mar 24, 16:48:18
- Just glad he is getting called out on it (n/m) (NCFC) - ede, Mar 24, 13:05:44
- Now made it onto sky sports news (NCFC) - SCC 28, Mar 24, 12:26:47
  - Not sure the point of turning off comments (NCFC) - jamesward, Mar 24, 12:41:26
    - Yeah the quote tweets are quite something (NCFC) - SCC 28, Mar 24, 12:43:02
- The Edp put the bus driver blow job story on facebook (NCFC) - littletinyphil, Mar 24, 12:00:07
  - Great marketing for using public transport though (NCFC) - inutero, Mar 24, 12:43:09
    - lol maybe its the start of the deliveroo of the sex industry (NCFC) - littletinyphil, Mar 24, 13:07:56
- Media these days is thrown out with little checks of spelling etc (NCFC) - littletinyphil, Mar 24, 11:36:08
  - The media prints plenty of shocking things (NCFC) - SCC 28, Mar 24, 11:42:22
    - Bit the shocking things there are presented as the story itself. (NCFC) - norwaay, Mar 24, 11:52:33
      - Yes I acknowledged that was a miss step (n/m) (NCFC) - SCC 28, Mar 24, 12:17:00
      - (But) (n/m) (NCFC) - norwaay, Mar 24, 11:53:00
  - Newsquest (formerly Archant) is a mess. (NCFC) - norwaay, Mar 24, 11:39:19
    - They have published defamatory comment about 5 rich footballers (NCFC) - KevinBond, Mar 24, 11:52:03
      - So everyone who published those quotes about Diane Abbott is as guilty of the racism?? (NCFC) - trafford_canary, Mar 24, 11:53:08
        
        I'm not talking about the racism it's the accusation that they (NCFC) - KevinBond, Mar 24, 11:58:01
        
        if you are talking about libel or slander (NCFC) - ghostof barry butler, Mar 24, 12:10:27
        
        Could definitely 'argue' it has damaged their reputation (NCFC) - jamesward, Mar 24, 12:14:54
        
        And as I understand caused distress to at least two of the players mothers (n/m) (NCFC) - KevinBond, Mar 24, 12:20:09
        
        whoops "not true" (n/m) (NCFC) - ghostof barry butler, Mar 24, 12:12:12
        
        Well, that will be for a court to decide if it comes to it. (n/m) (NCFC) - KevinBond, Mar 24, 12:15:13
        
        It's libellous (NCFC) - jamesward, Mar 24, 12:02:38
        
        And there are at least 5 injured parties...could get expensive (n/m) (NCFC) - KevinBond, Mar 24, 12:06:40
        
        What a world (n/m) (NCFC) - SCC 28, Mar 24, 12:18:12
        
        Is the Club staying Schtum because hes still officially an employee (n/m) (NCFC) - KevinBond, Mar 24, 12:23:25
        
        When does he finish? (NCFC) - SCC 28, Mar 24, 12:29:08
- It was an interesting day (NCFC) - norwaay, Mar 24, 11:30:51
- VMT (NCFC) - SCC 28, Mar 24, 11:19:28
  - But they've had to issue statements (NCFC) - norwaay, Mar 24, 11:32:41
    - I might be missing something (NCFC) - Duck, Mar 24, 12:04:53
      - Context. (NCFC) - norwaay, Mar 24, 12:33:33
        
        Is it their responsibility to provide caveats? (NCFC) - Duck, Mar 24, 12:44:02
        
        ... (NCFC) - norwaay, Mar 24, 12:51:15
        
        Fortunately for them, I don’t think anyone’s reputation has suffered serious harm (NCFC) - SimonOTBC, Mar 24, 16:42:55
        
        Need a reputation in order for it to be harmed. (n/m) (NCFC) - trafford_canary, Mar 24, 20:38:17
        
        Haha, VMT (NCFC) - norwaay, Mar 24, 16:49:19
        
        Ah ok (n/m) (NCFC) - Duck, Mar 24, 13:09:37
        
        They should amplify his cuntery (NCFC) - SCC 28, Mar 24, 12:34:47
        
        Well yes... if they had said "you cunt" at some point. (n/m) (NCFC) - norwaay, Mar 24, 12:38:49
        
        Libellous? (n/m) (NCFC) - SCC 28, Mar 24, 12:52:24
        
        I just meant pointing out what you said (n/m) (NCFC) - norwaay, Mar 24, 13:10:27
    - The Times quoted the same stuff (NCFC) - SCC 28, Mar 24, 11:38:43
      - Absolutely no editorial responsibility from Paddy (n/m) (NCFC) - Trent_Canary, Mar 24, 12:03:14
- Why? (n/m) (NCFC) - trafford_canary, Mar 24, 11:17:22

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