Media Thread - 2021/22

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Shaelumstash said:
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.

pressgazette.co.uk

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
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I used the phrase fringe publication for deliberate reasons. The website has a large global audience and always has done but it has really struggled to monetise that audience, not least because so many of their readers are outside the UK. They have also been hit badly by Covid which is why they have just cut its workforce by about 12 per cent (180 jobs) and recorded a loss of £36m.
The point I am making is that the Guardian only represents the opinion of a small fraction of the UK these days and is not really in the mainstream anymore. It used to be one of the best newspapers (news providers) in the world but has become a parody of itself.
 
bobbyowenquiff said:
I used the phrase fringe publication for deliberate reasons. The website has a large global audience and always has done but it has really struggled to monetise that audience, not least because so many of their readers are outside the UK. They have also been hit badly by Covid which is why they have just cut its workforce by about 12 per cent (180 jobs) and recorded a loss of £36m.
The point I am making is that the Guardian only represents the opinion of a small fraction of the UK these days and is not really in the mainstream anymore. It used to be one of the best newspapers (news providers) in the world but has become a parody of itself.
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I actually agree on the editorial content - it is often a parody of itself and often displays a superior, even sneering attitude to readers in the north.

Which is a strange angle for it to take, given for any Progressive party to do well, it would rely on widespread support in the north.

But the figures quoted in the article are actually the UK figures. The Guardian has been either first or second highest rated newspaper for monthly viewers in the UK. Although I think that trend is actually reflected worldwide too.

When you see the dominance of the BBC’s monthly viewers for news, which is generally thought of as moderate left of centre, it’s possibly an editorial decision taken by The Guardian not to compete with them directly, but by presenting a more sensationalist left wing viewpoint, it’s more likely to provoke clicks and shares than trying to compete with the dominant and more moderate BBC.

It’s like The Guardian are copying the Daily Mail model but in reverse.
 
The thing with almost all of these arsehole journalists and ‘Outraged on Twitter’ keyboard jockeys is they only pretend to give a fuck about human rights, state murders, etc because they‘re jealous it’s not their club with multi billionaire investors.

Newcastle fans were just as bad with City bingo until last week, and no doubt whatsoever if Spurs, Everton or fucking Stalybridge were taken over by a rich owner that the media linked to a dodgy background their fans would celebrate him and not give a fuck about his past.

None of these dickheads have the confidence or bollocks to admit they don’t give two shits about a Saudi journalist, modern slavery or anything else, because they‘re jealous of City and now of Newcastle. I certainly don’t give a fuck, I just want City to win everything.
 
Semper aggressus said:
The thing with almost all of these arsehole journalists and ‘Outraged on Twitter’ keyboard jockeys is they only pretend to give a fuck about human rights, state murders, etc because they‘re jealous it’s not their club with multi billionaire investors.
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The Super League debacle somewhat highlighted all of this. That was what it looked like when people were genuinely pissed off.

People have shown their hands through that. Now we see that all of this is just fake outrage because they don't have the balls to say their upset that it wasn't their football club that was taken over.
 
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