Journalism

[Demon2 58]

After seeing todays article in The Age, it further re-enforces my belief about the lazy journalists we have at the moment. Journalists who do no research, who don't know anything about players they comment on, who make up stories just to jump on a bandwagon.

So i have a suggestion, not now......but sometime in the future, lets plant a story and see if one of those fools gets sucked in and writes something in one of the papers.

[Striker475 696]

After seeing todays article in The Age, it further re-enforces my belief about the lazy journalists we have at the moment. Journalists who do no research, who don't know anything about players they comment on, who make up stories just to jump on a bandwagon.

So i have a suggestion, not now......but sometime in the future, lets plant a story and see if one of those fools gets sucked in and writes something in one of the papers.

Not off here, but I know there's been stuff published ripped right off BigFooty before.

[Chook in Perth 2,012]

After seeing todays article in The Age, it further re-enforces my belief about the lazy journalists we have at the moment. Journalists who do no research, who don't know anything about players they comment on, who make up stories just to jump on a bandwagon.

So i have a suggestion, not now......but sometime in the future, lets plant a story and see if one of those fools gets sucked in and writes something in one of the papers.

Things have down hill since 2007 when you were a published writer at the Herald Sun.

[Demon2 58]

Things have down hill since 2007 when you were a published writer at the Herald Sun.

2008 mate:D

[Demon2 58]

Not off here, but I know there's been stuff published ripped right off BigFooty before.

todays article about Morton had quotes from here mate..lazy journalist..needed an article..bang got one.

[The Song Formerly Known As 6,479]

Can someone copy/paste it in here. I'm intrigued!

[biggestred 4,342]

Copy and paste the URL for the Hun article into google.... Then click the search result. May take 2 goes

[Whispering_Jack 28,015]

Morton is yet to make his mark

The annoying thing from my point of view is that these articles take such a superficial approach to what happens in a game.

I don't recall many, if any, Melbourne supporter jeering Alan Didak "when he hobbled off injured in the opening minutes". Were these same people (whoever they were) the same ones who "cheered as one of their own left the field"? Sounds contrived to me.

It might be a compliment to Demonland that a journalist finds it necessary to consult us and ascertain what we're saying but its really unfair on Cale Morton and doesn't really add much to the story of a young player trying to make his way in a team that has substantially underperformed throughout the early years of his career. Much like when Jack Watts was under the microscope earlier in the year.

Morton's was a monumental blunder and it hurt the team at a crucial time but, all things considered, I reckon his overall performance was reasonable and a little better than the effort of this journo with this particular article.

[Chook in Perth 2,012]

Morton's was a monumental blunder and it hurt the team at a crucial time but, all things considered, I reckon his overall performance was reasonable and a little better than the effort of this journo with this particular article.

Suspect the pasting Garry gave him on MMM, combined with Dermie's fairy bread analogy may have prompted the piece. The anecdotes are tenuous at best, but I don't think it was that bad an article. You reap what you sow, and Cale's producing paper mache.

[Lobe Dogg 2]

Whispering J, there were plenty of people jeering when Didak shanked the kick and continued to do so as he made his way to the bench. As much as I dislike the guy I actually thought it was a bit over the top from some us. Morton was obviously filthy with himself when he turned the ball over and I reckon he has definitely improved and started to show some real glimpses over the last few weeks. Hard not to cringe when he gets near it, but I think he'll get there.

I didn't think the article in question was that bad. I liked the bit where he said "At the real Demon land..."

Edited June 13, 2012 by Lobe Dogg

[MadAsHell 4,088]

I don't recall many, if any, Melbourne supporter jeering Alan Didak "when he hobbled off injured in the opening minutes". Were these same people (whoever they were) the same ones who "cheered as one of their own left the field"? Sounds contrived to me.

Whispering J, there were plenty of people jeering when Didak shanked the kick and continued to do so as he made his way to the bench. As much as I dislike the guy I actually thought it was a bit over the top from some us.

I'll put my hand up and say I was one of the people that jeered Didak when he came off the ground.

While under normal circumstances I agree it's a bit of a dog over the top thing to do to a player a minute into a game. Didak for mine is a p*$%k of a person and it couldn't of happened to a nicer bloke.

He gives it to opposition supporters all the time everytime he kicks a goal, so just repaying the favour.

As for Cale I have seen improvement in him this season but gee his mistakes are annoying. I've seen worse articles. I guess it's just trying to give a gerneral overview of supporters opinion of him.

[rpfc 27,572]

Whispering J, there were plenty of people jeering when Didak shanked the kick and continued to do so as he made his way to the bench. As much as I dislike the guy I actually thought it was a bit over the top from some us. Morton was obviously filthy with himself when he turned the ball over and I reckon he has definitely improved and started to show some real glimpses over the last few weeks. Hard not to cringe when he gets near it, but I think he'll get there.

I didn't think the article in question was that bad. I liked the bit where he said "At the real Demon land..."

Welcome.

We all thought he stubbed his toe kicking the shank.

Give me any group of fans who are not going to cheer when a d!ckhead of Didakying proportions shanks a shot at goal and hobbles off the ground.

It was great fun for the whole family.

We didn't know he had a serious groin injury - nor were we expected to. We are their to support our team against his team - we are not impartial observers waiting the news from Larkins before reacting to events...

[rpfc 27,572]

Morton is yet to make his mark

The annoying thing from my point of view is that these articles take such a superficial approach to what happens in a game.

Morton's was a monumental blunder and it hurt the team at a crucial time but, all things considered, I reckon his overall performance was reasonable and a little better than the effort of this journo with this particular article.

If have said my piece in the Morton thread but it doesn't sit well with me either.

A good article never has unattributed quotes, so it fails a fundamental requirement right there.

If you don't think that is important, that is fine - but you don't know what makes a good journalist.