Exposing the hypocrisy of journalists

[Fred_Quimby]

These space-fillers are sadly symptomatic of the boris Johnson/Donald trump world we now live in.
They can legitimise and justify lies simply by having the knowledge that this is what their readers/listeners/customers/voters want to hear.
The use of ‘fake news’ , or ‘lying’ as we used to know it has become as useful a tool as the truth is.

Fake news has been going on for years. It is the reason I stopped buying a paper years ago. It's just that more and more people are starting to twig.

 

[FogBlueInSanFran]

You're right to distinguish between the two in the sense that Delaney is a poor excuse for a journalist while McKenna at least is consistent in his condemnation of despotic regimes even where he currently resides. What they are both doing is using the club's name to generate clicks and smear us all by association........whoever said there is no such thing as good publicity?

Right. His perspective on City is entirely received. He's done no actual work himself -- he's spinning/amplifying the work done by others.

He likes to point to his positive piece in April of 18 after City locked up the title as proof of his lack of bias whereby he he attempts to "break" readers of the notion that City didn't do it all with money, but with intelligence and determination. That's not new ground -- City fans (and anyone who actually paid attention and knows something about the sport) already knew that.

He wrote it because he knew the clicks on his article from those who hate City would be significant. Same as his recent piece on why non-American fans hate the US Women's team. He's in sales. He doesn't offer new information nor insight. He editorializes. He takes the common perspective or what he sees as such and says it's wrong -- whatever it is -- to get clicks.

The problem with him, the schmuck, is that he thinks and acts like he's a correspondent in the rice paddies of Vietnam breaking the story of the My Lai massacre. "You can't challenge my reporting" he wails. Of course we can't, dumbshit: you haven't done any real reporting; you've simply editorialized on the reporting others already did.

 

[Proy]

Right. His perspective on City is entirely received. He's done no actual work himself -- he's spinning/amplifying the work done by others.

He likes to point to his positive piece in April of 18 after City locked up the title as proof of his lack of bias whereby he he attempts to "break" readers of the notion that City didn't do it all with money, but with intelligence and determination. That's not new ground -- City fans (and anyone who actually paid attention and knows something about the sport) already knew that.

He wrote it because he knew the clicks on his article from those who hate City would be significant. Same as his recent piece on why non-American fans hate the US Women's team. He's in sales. He doesn't offer new information nor insight. He editorializes. He takes the common perspective or what he sees as such and says it's wrong -- whatever it is -- to get clicks.

The problem with him, the schmuck, is that he thinks and acts like he's a correspondent in the rice paddies of Vietnam breaking the story of the My Lai massacre. "You can't challenge my reporting" he wails. Of course we can't, dumbshit: you haven't done any real reporting; you've simply editorialized on the reporting others already did.

Whilst I agree that is much of his issue, I still think he believes that what he writes has some accuracy. Hatred is a like a virus, and he hates Manchester City and anything connected to it.

I think today it’s gone past journalists being salesman when it comes to city, I think there is a deep lying and genuine displeasure towards the football club.

 

[bobbyowenquiff]

Right. His perspective on City is entirely received. He's done no actual work himself -- he's spinning/amplifying the work done by others.

He likes to point to his positive piece in April of 18 after City locked up the title as proof of his lack of bias whereby he he attempts to "break" readers of the notion that City didn't do it all with money, but with intelligence and determination. That's not new ground -- City fans (and anyone who actually paid attention and knows something about the sport) already knew that.

He wrote it because he knew the clicks on his article from those who hate City would be significant. Same as his recent piece on why non-American fans hate the US Women's team. He's in sales. He doesn't offer new information nor insight. He editorializes. He takes the common perspective or what he sees as such and says it's wrong -- whatever it is -- to get clicks.

The problem with him, the schmuck, is that he thinks and acts like he's a correspondent in the rice paddies of Vietnam breaking the story of the My Lai massacre. "You can't challenge my reporting" he wails. Of course we can't, dumbshit: you haven't done any real reporting; you've simply editorialized on the reporting others already did.

Delaney is just another cut-and-paste merchant. The media is full of them these days. He is incapable of unbased reporting. What he does is spout his political opinions on social media based on what he has read elsewhere. He is not a journalist in any serious sense.
The whole sportwashing concept is a fake narrative. Sheik Mansour has made a profit from his investments in city which has enabled hm to move away from dependency on oil revenues which is his long-term strategy and that of his family. Abu Dhabi is one of the most liberal places in the Middle East. It is hardly criticised at all by Amnesty International who have strongly condemned the USA, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Russia, China, Libya, Syria, and Egypt in recent years.

 

[cookster]

Whilst I agree that is much of his issue, I still think he believes that what he writes has some accuracy. Hatred is a like a virus, and he hates Manchester City and anything connected to it.

I think today it’s gone past journalists being salesman when it comes to city, I think there is a deep lying and genuine displeasure towards the football club.

He's a United fan, that is the root cause.

 

[Bilboblue]

Delaney is just another cut-and-paste merchant. The media is full of them these days. He is incapable of unbased reporting. What he does is spout his political opinions on social media based on what he has read elsewhere. He is not a journalist in any serious sense.
The whole sportwashing concept is a fake narrative. Sheik Mansour has made a profit from his investments in city which has enabled hm to move away from dependency on oil revenues which is his long-term strategy and that of his family. Abu Dhabi is one of the most liberal places in the Middle East. It is hardly criticised at all by Amnesty International who have strongly condemned the USA, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Russia, China, Libya, Syria, and Egypt in recent years.

It's a complete misconception.

Sportwashing is described as trying to cover up human rights violations by presenting a positive front, but the very fact Sheikh Mansour owns the best side in England, that has won titles and cups regularly, means if anything, people will look deeper into Abu Dhabi's background.

But, we are not owned by Abu Dhabi, and this is where the journalists are all getting it wrong, but cannot admit it, because then, they will look very stupid indeed.

 

[Bilboblue]

He's a United fan, that is the root cause.

Is there any proof of that?

 

[Colin Bells Boots]

Is there any proof of that?

Well be appears to be a hypocrite, stupid and a twat, so there's a very good chance.

 

[FogBlueInSanFran]

Whilst I agree that is much of his issue, I still think he believes that what he writes has some accuracy. Hatred is a like a virus, and he hates Manchester City and anything connected to it.

I think today it’s gone past journalists being salesman when it comes to city, I think there is a deep lying and genuine displeasure towards the football club.

The way I think about it, it’s far more of an insult to him to be called a bad, lazy journalist than a biased journalist who has a dislike for a particular club. That’s my objection to what he writes — he’s not very good, but he still gets paid despite being crap. I don’t know that he hates City — I might conclude that, sure. But I can definitely conclude that he adds very little value to my understanding of the sport.

The analogy may not work, but Dan Jenkins was incredibly biased against Tiger Woods. But he was a hell of a writer — full of insight, experienced, very funny and told me lots new. So I don’t care about his bias because he’s entitled to it. He shouldn’t be entitled to money if he’s shit though.

 

[cookster]

Is there any proof of that?

Proof as him admitting on Twitter no, but I was told via DM by another journalist who knows him. @tolmie's hairdoo can probably confirm.

 

[Trevor Morley's Tache]

 

[Patientman63]

Now that's a kick-ass name!

 

[Silvas' left eyebrow]

Why are people even arsed about what other people say about them, it's playground tactics, ignore it.

Do any of our fans actually believe the Players read the papers and think "oh, that must be true". All I'm bothered about reading is the lineups an hour before kick-off. No point in reading any anlysis as that's all subjective. The only thing that matters is what is dicussed between players and backroom staff (on a need to know basis).

The very fact people start threads and re-post Journailists diatribes and un-confirmed rumours is proof they are doing what they set out to do. A journalist slating a team with 5,000+ re-tweets is going to be head hunted by the top papers to say the same again and will be paid for it. Well done for keeping them in jobs.

Unfortunately...sponsors want too attach themselves to projects that are deemed ethical and positive soooooo WE have to care when people try to soil our good name for no reason.......If City are guilty of anything I , and other City fans would have no problem accepting any pinch.....however we have I believe the best run football club in world football. Having zero debt makes us a juggernaut difficult to stop in the long term.
HRH and associates have been immense....long may it continue.

 

[Bozzie]

Having waded through much of the stuff Delaney tweets it's clear he's a strange one. Briefly, as I understand it, he accepts were not 'state owned' but, because Sheik Mansour's wealth originates from him being a member of the royal family then we're 'state funded' and because two guys who are apparently very good at their jobs are allowed to work for City when they should be working for UAE it's clear we're a vehicle of the state and our only purpose is 'Sportswashing'. What I can't see is what his motivation is, he's clutching at straws, using tenuous links all to prove what? That Sheik Mansour doesn't mind one bit if his ownership of City reflects well on his country? Well here's the thing, neither do I, and I don't get why it bugs him (Delaney) enough to make him obsessed with it and obsessed with defending himself on Twitter against City fans who he claims don't have a clue what they're talking about anyway.

 

[bluealf]

Having waded through much of the stuff Delaney tweets it's clear he's a strange one. Briefly, as I understand it, he accepts were not 'state owned' but, because Sheik Mansour's wealth originates from him being a member of the royal family then we're 'state funded' and because two guys who are apparently very good at their jobs are allowed to work for City when they should be working for UAE it's clear we're a vehicle of the state and our only purpose is 'Sportswashing'. What I can't see is what his motivation is, he's clutching at straws, using tenuous links all to prove what? That Sheik Mansour doesn't mind one bit if his ownership of City reflects well on his country? Well here's the thing, neither do I, and I don't get why it bugs him (Delaney) enough to make him obsessed with it and obsessed with defending himself on Twitter against City fans who he claims don't have a clue what they're talking about anyway.

It is who employs him to write this shite that you will probably have to ask to get the answers you seek.

 

[Gorton_Tubster]

None of these guys tweeted anything about City and our owners before we started winning record titles. I like reminding them of this

 

[BrianW]

The UK is not noted for its strict adherence to the principles of human rights. The UAE is getting a lot of grief for its involvement in the Yemen (violence which I deplore as much as anyone) but who is making and selling the bombs that are killing those children? That's right, the UK and the USA. These bombs are not supplied by a Wicked Fairy.

Funnily enough the newspapers which employ these "journalists" generally support the rotten system which is central to the governance of the UK, and pours scorn, contempt and hatred on anyone who suggests it should be improved, or that we should not sell arms to tyrants or murderous regimes. The hypocrisy is strong here. Try naming a major football club that has a policy of refusing sponsorship from any but the purest of sources. I think you will find the list is a very short one. It certainly does not include United, Liverpool or Arsenal, to name but three.

 

[Segga]

Rabin is beginning to sound like a broken record, he needs to move on to another target.

 

[bobbyowenquiff]

The UK is not noted for its strict adherence to the principles of human rights. The UAE is getting a lot of grief for its involvement in the Yemen (violence which I deplore as much as anyone) but who is making and selling the bombs that are killing those children? That's right, the UK and the USA. These bombs are not supplied by a Wicked Fairy.

Funnily enough the newspapers which employ these "journalists" generally support the rotten system which is central to the governance of the UK, and pours scorn, contempt and hatred on anyone who suggests it should be improved, or that we should not sell arms to tyrants or murderous regimes. The hypocrisy is strong here. Try naming a major football club that has a policy of refusing sponsorship from any but the purest of sources. I think you will find the list is a very short one. It certainly does not include United, Liverpool or Arsenal, to name but three.

And in the case of that clown Delaney he works for the ironically-named Independent website which is currently being investigated for allegations that is being used as a puppet of the Saudi Arabian state. It's a bit rich of him to take the moral highground when one his paymasters is a key player in Saudi, a country whose shocking human rights record makes Abu Dhabi look like a bastion of freedom.

 

[willipp]

Rabin is beginning to sound like a broken record, he needs to move on to another target.

No he doesn’t