Media Discussion - 2023/24

[ballbag]

But but but Gary Neville says we are boring to watch

It can be when he's commentating

 

[FogBlueInSanFran]

The way i've seen it for years is that the the media pander to the Rags and the Dippers... they're the two most supported teams, and probably found, through marketing, that their plastic, gloryhunting fans at home and abroad make up a disporportionate number of their audience. They know that positive articles about their two darling clubs garner more interaction - be it viewers, subscribers or clicks on social media – similarly, negative articles about City appeal to the Red shirts too, whereas positvie City news isn't as big or a draw. The British media have nailed their colours to the mast.
However, for me this has only highlighted their short-sightedness... whilst they busily carry on felating the Red shirts and their fans, City have been winning trophy after trophy – we've become a financial juggernaut because of the winning, we were recently told that we were the most viewed team in the USA (a lucrative market the PL would love to exploit more) and the City v Arsenal game was the most watched PL game ever... Last year we were 4th in the most searched for teams on the web... Also, listen to foreign commentaries of our games – the emotion and excitement when we score puts our broadcasters to shame, and our football is regarded highly around the world – In Ian Cheeseman's Real Madrid video the Spanish journalist he interviewd at half time said "Manchester City plays beautiful football" ...funny how our media present a different point of view there!

I agree and I have something to add.

The journos built their networks/contacts with a focus on red sides because they were the sides dominating and they were the sides their readers wanted to read about.

City's success took them by surprise, but worse, it threatens their careers, because they don't have the connectivity to the club at the deepest levels they did when Ferguson and Wenger were doling out plum off-the-record insights to their favo(u)rites.

At the same time, the advent of social media allows for a wealth of punditry and insight to come from all corners, informed or not, which is competitive to their "expertise". Worse, those that employ them face the same competition from new media across every element of their reach. Hence "buy a paper", or whatever that thing was over there where old-economy media outlets pleaded with their customers to keep them in business.

So footy journo livelihoods are threatened on all fronts. When cornered, rats will do anything to survive. They'll do anything to remain or find new relevance, anything for clicks and eyeballs. In-depth understanding isn't valued in a world where news -- and more important opinions about news -- moves at the speed of light vs. the speed of a printing press and a delivery truck.

"115 charges" is the result.

 

[ali benarbia's studs]

A face that only a pedophile could love

Not sure if Maths is your strong point.

 

[RayCTID]

It seems the media have glossed over utd's £1bn debt.

 

[TinFoilHat]

Only in the UK could the broadcasters holding the rights (TV and Radio) to the match between the two best clubs in Europe relegate the coverage to their secondary channels over two has been redshirts.

 

[VOOMER]

Not sure if Maths is your strong point.

I think your right, but I care for dogs.

 

[VOOMER]

I agree and I have something to add.

The journos built their networks/contacts with a focus on red sides because they were the sides dominating and they were the sides their readers hated the most to read about.

City's success took them by surprise, but worse, it threatens their careers, because they don't have to connectivity to the club at the deepest levels they did when Ferguson and Wenger were doling out plum off-the-record insights to their favo(u)rites.

At the same time, the advent of social media allows for a wealth of punditry and insight to come from all corners, informed or not, which is competitive to their "expertise". Worse, those that employ them face the same competition from new media across every element of their reach. Hence "buy a paper", or whatever that thing was over there where old-economy media outlets pleaded with their customers to keep them in business.

So footy journo livelihoods are threatened on all fronts. When cornered, rats will do anything to survive. They'll do anything to remain or find new relevance, anything for clicks and eyeballs. In-depth understanding isn't valued in a world where news -- and more important opinions about news -- moves at the speed of light vs. the speed of a printing press and a delivery truck.

"115 charges" is the result.

 

[Bodicoteblue]

A face that only a pedophile could love

He’s a lexicographical wordsmith and an artist with prose.
Perhaps he could sit down with a thesaurus and work out some synonyms or replacements for ‘I’m a bit obsessed’

 

[jrb]

Another day and another rant by the Forest plastic Rag about City.

 

[jrb]