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 | Posted by The Editor on Thursday 14 February 2008, 7:39 am Categories: Blogosphere, Media Tags: AdelaideAdvertiser, DailyTelegraph, HeraldSun, journalism, sorry, TheAge, TheAustralian, TimBlair |
Timmeh Blair uncovers leftist disengagement.
This article was the most-viewed by Age readers on Sorry Day.
The article in question is a hard-hitting investigative piece about a dog show.
Now I’m the first guy to criticise The Age for its lightweight bubblegum stories and over-reliance on celebrity news and lifestyle guff at the expense of proper journalism, but if Timmeh’s going to have a crack at The Age for something like this he should also take a look at the newspapers of News Ltd. — his employer.
Let’s have a look at the most read stories within the News stable yesterday.
Adelaide Advertiser and The Australian (with its three dozen readers): Tick!
Daily Telegraph (Blair’s employer): Nope. Story about shark attacks on the rise.
Perth Now (online paper): Nope. Some person named Ward is shunning limelight.
Herald Sin: Nope. Stories about people blowing themselves up are always winners.
The Courier Mail: But Australia’s hardest-hitting newspaper, The Courier Mail, takes the cake with its top story about a Harry Potter star dating a — wait for it — EX JUNKIE!!!!1!!!!111! Which one? Dunno. Didn’t read it.
GrodsThink Ep.31 (16/9/08)
Thursday 14 February 2008, 9:24 am #Wah
Those links are stupid because whenever people click on them they are counted again, which is why that stupid Right versus Left Side of the Barain yarn has been in there for months.
The Australian had the link to Sheik Hilaly’s women as meat comment in its most read articles a year after he said. Becuase the headline is ambiguous people assume its current and click on it and so the cycle continues.
That said as a journalist it does often prove what we don’t want to admit, that readers often prefer fluff over substance.
Thursday 14 February 2008, 10:10 am #Steve D
Is it rebellion against media saturation? I don’t care what the issue is, when I have to hear about it more than three times during the cricket (some guy named Ledger or something), I hate it!
And yes, explosions are always popular: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zP8Kah6vXsQ
Thursday 14 February 2008, 10:27 am #Ant Rogenous
That is a very handsome beagle though. Just saying.
Thursday 14 February 2008, 11:37 am #krypto
timmeh is really grasping at straws to try and spin this isn’t he?
Turd.
Thursday 14 February 2008, 11:47 am #Ant Rogenous
Interestingly, Timmeh’s commenters haven’t taken the bait on his post — the conversation in there sounds like something from Best in Show.
He must be wondering what he did wrong. Too subtle?
Thursday 14 February 2008, 11:53 am #krypto
timmeh’s probably doing it purely for the sake of talking about something…ANYTHING else.
I might go ask if the dog said sorry shall I?
No he could easily misconstrue that as support for him.
What if I say something like “…if you didn’t say sorry yesterday, you are more of a dog than that Newfoundland standing in the corner over there”.
Trouble is, I like dogs….oh dilemma!!!
Thursday 14 February 2008, 11:54 am #John Surname
Craig would tap it.
Let’s also remember that the “Sorry” articles number many, so they’re going to be spread out. No-one (except Bolt) is going to read them all.
Thursday 14 February 2008, 12:00 pm #Bron
Timmeh is a wanker.
I’m sorry, did I just state the obvious?
Thursday 14 February 2008, 12:15 pm #John Surname
Freedom H8ting Lefty.
Thursday 14 February 2008, 12:16 pm #Ant Rogenous
Yes you did, Bron. But “sorry” is, like, soooooo yesterday roflol.