Media thread 2022/23

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Whether it's the media or fans where there is an entrenched view it's possible to to find negativity where one would least expect it.
 
petrusha said:
Very late to this, as the revelation that Stuart Brennan was stepping down as City correspondent at the MEN is old news now. However, I was thinking about it this morning and I reckon he deserves much more praise upon his departure than he's actually had (he almost seems to have slipped away unnoticed).

I recall a lot of cynicism when he took the role about a lifelong United fan whose previous position entailed covering that club suddenly being assigned to report on the Blues. As I remember, he dispelled those doubts pretty quickly among most of us (admittedly, there's always the odd dissenter) and made a far better fist of reaching out to City fans than others of a red persuasion who've attempted similar.

To my mind, Stuart really earned his stripes during the whole Der Spiegel and UEFA ban affair. This was where legions of journalists laid bare their ineptitude and illiteracy when it comes to interpreting the business side of the sport together in most cases with their rampant, manifest bad faith in analysing anything to do with our club. Even Martin Samuel didn't seem to consider that we might not be guilty.

Stuart was almost a lone voice on our side among those employed by mainstream media outlets. In trying to counter the welter of uninformed ordure thrown at us over those years, he made himself a target for abuse from the WhatsApp group and I recall on a number of occasions admiring the way he stood up against vacuous but unpleasant hectoring and invective. I also admired that, despite his paper being owned by Reach plc - a bunch of clickbait merchants willing to pollute the MEN with anti-City nonsense - I never remember Stuart going down that road.

TL, DR - Stuart Brennan has been an excellent City correspondent of the MEN. I'm sorry he's no longer in the post and wish him well in whatever he does next.
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He was very good, fair and balanced articles, good luck to him in whatever he is doing now.
 
Well, good news today in the DT. They don't follow up the tale from the Bangkok Broadcasting Canutes 'cos I can't find a mention at all of some team walking on the waters of Bangkok, or raising the dead from their graves, but we have a nice splash of Erling setting out his stall! Are times a changing in the RDAHMeedya?
 
mat said:
I'm trying to find an article from around 10 years ago about the symbiotic relationship between the scum and BBC Sport.

I'm sure it was a paper that revealed it and both sides quickly denied it?
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All articles about Simon Stone getting a free watch for shamelessly promoting united’s sponsor Tag Heuer also seem to have been wiped from existence
 
LongsightM13 said:
Some of the lines of questioning in all three press conferences yesterday was revealing
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Agree but what's more disappointing is City allowing it. Surely, the City PR team can filter certain questions which can be asked at these press conferences.

Can you imagine some of these questions being asked at a United, Liverpool or even Spurs player reveal.

I felt sorry for Julian, who comes across as a polite, professional & quiet individual & yet the first question is banged in there about how disappointed he must feel in not acquiring a number 9 shirt. Obviously this reporter is trying to stir the pot.

I would commend City at least having some common sense in inviting some Spanish speaking journos to the press conference which you could tell instantly made Julian feel more comfortable conversing with them. Although, I bet he's sick & tired now of answering how man City Argies he's spoken to question.
 
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