Media Thread - 2021/22

[LongsightM13]

And the biggest hypocrites of them all Juventus with Jeep/Fiat!

Wolfsburg, PSV, the list goes on

 

[halfcenturyup]

It was the inference that we had sone wrong when CAS had cleared is. This was an article on Newcastle and yet he managed to infer, without actually saying it, that we are owned by a country.

"Manchester City's stadium, training complex and shirts are sponsored by Etihad, the airline of Abu Dhabi. City's Abu Dhabi owners took control of the club in 2008."

Looks pretty factual to me, although, as you say, he may be trying to draw the inference.

 

[halfcenturyup]

Wolfsburg, PSV, the list goes on

Bayern

Red Bull fucking Salzburg for Christ's sake. Does what it says on the tin.

 

[Bluechipblue]

Dan Roan that clueless idiot spewing more lies and untruths about City being owned by Abu Dhabi. Never have i detested part of an organisation as much as the football editors of BBC Sport, They really do hate us.

I was channel hopping yesterday morning, when I saw the actor Jason Watkins being interviewed on Good Morning Britain. Being an admirer of his work I thought I'd listen to the interview, even though it was half way through. He was talking about a new drama he is starring in that has been commissioned by the BBC, called 'The Trick'. Apparently, it was about a climate researcher whose emails were hacked and doctored by 'deniers'. He went on to describe how untruths and agendas are repeated and repeated till they become fact. Below is a couple of paragraphs from a write up I found online regarding the programme. Sound familiar?

Professor Philip Jones received a barrage of hate mail and death threats that pushed him close to suicide after it was claimed emails, hacked from his laboratory, proved climate change research was a fraud.

Jones was head of the Climatic Research Unit at East Anglia University in Norwich in 2009 when thousands of documents and emails were stolen from its computers.

Contents from the emails were carefully selected and used by climate change deniers to promote the idea that scientists were falsely alleging fossil fuel emissions were warming the planet – but these allegations were later rejected in several enquires.

It adds: “The film also charts the unjustified persecution of Phil Jones, his wife Ruth’s support of her husband and the fight for the ultimate exoneration of himself and the science.”

“There was a definite strategy at work and a massive disinformation campaign. Yet, when I talk to those who remember any of it now, most still think a scientist really did get caught tweaking the figures.

I couldn't help but notice the correlation between this topic and the Der Spiegel shite that bites us on the arse, by every man and his dog with an axe to grind against our club or owners. I wonder if the BBC will commission a drama
about the lies spread around by that 'rag', that has done untold damage to our reputation. I won't hold my breath.
While these lies and agendas are floating around in cyberspace, they can be used by anyone with an agenda at any given time. It will never, ever, go away unless it is challenged forcibly and legally. Again, I won't hold my breath.

 

[halfcenturyup]

I was channel hopping yesterday morning, when I saw the actor Jason Watkins being interviewed on Good Morning Britain. Being an admirer of his work I thought I'd listen to the interview, even though it was half way through. He was talking about a new drama he is starring in that has been commissioned by the BBC, called 'The Trick'. Apparently, it was about a climate researcher whose emails were hacked and doctored by 'deniers'. He went on to describe how untruths and agendas are repeated and repeated till they become fact. Below is a couple of paragraphs from a write up I found online regarding the programme. Sound familiar?

Professor Philip Jones received a barrage of hate mail and death threats that pushed him close to suicide after it was claimed emails, hacked from his laboratory, proved climate change research was a fraud.

Jones was head of the Climatic Research Unit at East Anglia University in Norwich in 2009 when thousands of documents and emails were stolen from its computers.

Contents from the emails were carefully selected and used by climate change deniers to promote the idea that scientists were falsely alleging fossil fuel emissions were warming the planet – but these allegations were later rejected in several enquires.

It adds: “The film also charts the unjustified persecution of Phil Jones, his wife Ruth’s support of her husband and the fight for the ultimate exoneration of himself and the science.”

“There was a definite strategy at work and a massive disinformation campaign. Yet, when I talk to those who remember any of it now, most still think a scientist really did get caught tweaking the figures.

I couldn't help but notice the correlation between this topic and the Der Spiegel shite that bites us on the arse, by every man and his dog with an axe to grind against our club or owners. I wonder if the BBC will commission a drama
about the lies spread around by that 'rag', that has done untold damage to our reputation. I won't hold my breath.
While these lies and agendas are floating around in cyberspace, they can be used by anyone with an agenda at any given time. It will never, ever, go away unless it is challenged forcibly and legally. Again, I won't hold my breath.

Phil Jones you say. Did he look like this when he saw the doctored emails?

 

[LongsightM13]

I was channel hopping yesterday morning, when I saw the actor Jason Watkins being interviewed on Good Morning Britain. Being an admirer of his work I thought I'd listen to the interview, even though it was half way through. He was talking about a new drama he is starring in that has been commissioned by the BBC, called 'The Trick'. Apparently, it was about a climate researcher whose emails were hacked and doctored by 'deniers'. He went on to describe how untruths and agendas are repeated and repeated till they become fact. Below is a couple of paragraphs from a write up I found online regarding the programme. Sound familiar?

Professor Philip Jones received a barrage of hate mail and death threats that pushed him close to suicide after it was claimed emails, hacked from his laboratory, proved climate change research was a fraud.

Jones was head of the Climatic Research Unit at East Anglia University in Norwich in 2009 when thousands of documents and emails were stolen from its computers.

Contents from the emails were carefully selected and used by climate change deniers to promote the idea that scientists were falsely alleging fossil fuel emissions were warming the planet – but these allegations were later rejected in several enquires.

It adds: “The film also charts the unjustified persecution of Phil Jones, his wife Ruth’s support of her husband and the fight for the ultimate exoneration of himself and the science.”

“There was a definite strategy at work and a massive disinformation campaign. Yet, when I talk to those who remember any of it now, most still think a scientist really did get caught tweaking the figures.

I couldn't help but notice the correlation between this topic and the Der Spiegel shite that bites us on the arse, by every man and his dog with an axe to grind against our club or owners. I wonder if the BBC will commission a drama
about the lies spread around by that 'rag', that has done untold damage to our reputation. I won't hold my breath.
While these lies and agendas are floating around in cyberspace, they can be used by anyone with an agenda at any given time. It will never, ever, go away unless it is challenged forcibly and legally. Again, I won't hold my breath.

Excellent post

 

[bobbyowenquiff]

It was the inference that we had sone wrong when CAS had cleared is. This was an article on Newcastle and yet he managed to infer, without actually saying it, that we are owned by a country.

"Manchester City's stadium, training complex and shirts are sponsored by Etihad, the airline of Abu Dhabi. City's Abu Dhabi owners took control of the club in 2008."

City have only one owner from Abu Dhabi (Sheikh Mansour 75 per cent). The others are from China and the USA.

 

[jrb]

Can a social liberal and left-wing paper be racist? Ask the Journalists who write for it. More specifically the Journalists write about City.

 

[Shaelumstash]

To be honest the Guardian is as bad as the Daily Mail. It is full of mistakes and presents a distorted version of events. It is shocking how much its quality has declined. You really can't trust most of what it publishes. It sells around 60,000 copies on a weekday (Saturday is about 100,000). It is a fringe publication.
The print media in the UK is totally polarised. It has become a vehicle for re-inforcing those polarised views when on most occasions the truth of any situation usually lies in the middle. It has been a race to the bottom by the print and broadcasters under the threat of digital media.

Bit misinformed this, who the hell buys printed newspapers anymore?

Far from being a “fringe publication” The Guardian is the second most visited newspaper site in the UK, with around 160m views a month, second only to the Daily Mail.

In fact, for a period in 2020, The Guardian overtook the Mail to be the most visited newspaper website.

It’s absolutely fair to disagree with its editorial content. But it’s just factually incorrect to call it a “fringe” outlet.

Top 50 UK news websites in September: Leading publishers see sharp traffic drop

Press Gazette lists the top 50 news websites in the UK. Monthly updated top 50 listing based on data provided by Ipsos iris

pressgazette.co.uk

 

[Doctor Jimmy and Mr Jim]

Everton are weird, owned by an incredibly rich man, yet unable to spend this last window because of FFP.

If anyone should be supporting us and the barcodes it's Everton.

Saudi Airlines.

Massive expansion of fleet, routes etc, they have invested enormous amounts during Covid, they will be a serious competition long term for Emirates.

I'm not too sure Saudia will be serious competition for Emirates if they decide to fly out of Newcastle. IIRC the very first Emirates flight a few years ago from Newcastle to Dubai had been completely drunk dry by the Geordies before they'd even managed to get out of European airspace! Saudia, in contrast, is a dry airline.