Rohan Connolly redundancy

[Sir Why You Little 34,493]

Leaves The Age in June

SEN just announced

[mo64 5,209]

He was pretty outspoken about the recent staff cuts by The Age, so he may have dug his own grave.

It's a shame that his moronic counterpart at The Hun didn't suffer the same fate. As a journo, I'd take Connolly over Slobbo any day of the week.

 

[Cards13 9,117]

Gee that's bad luck.. too bad we get to hear him more on radio I guess.

[Moonshadow 16,200]

I had heard previously he was allergic to hard work.

[Gator 16,893]

The Age

Who reads that rag ?

He'll no doubt increase his audience wherever he goes.

[Bitter but optimistic 21,254]

2 minutes ago, ProDee said:

The Age

Who reads that rag ?

He'll no doubt increase his audience wherever he goes.

It has certainly gone downhill in recent years but still preferable to the rantings of Mr. Dolt and Ms Panahi.

[Biffen 12,327]

I'm a big Clementine Ford fan.

I can't get through the day without  being told what an oppressive [censored] I am for being born white and male.

Edited June 6, 2017 by Biffen

[Earl Hood 5,789]

6 minutes ago, ProDee said:

The Age

Who reads that rag ?

He'll no doubt increase his audience wherever he goes.

Are you more into the Hun or the OZ, Pro? Or have you ditched all your local newspaper prescriptions for Breitbart News? 

[Diamond_Jim 11,772]

A journalist's lot is not a happy one in this day and Age.

Best of luck to Rohan and his colleagues.

Disruptive technologies are shaping this world. I was an avid reader of newspapers... three at least each day if not four when there was an afternoon Herald. Have not purchased a paper in the last five years. Before paywalls I read 2 or 3 including the New York Times but these days it is just the Guardian online.

Remember the National Times ?

[Gator 16,893]

13 minutes ago, Earl Hood said:

Are you more into the Hun or the OZ, Pro? Or have you ditched all your local newspaper prescriptions for Breitbart News? 

Well I'm not into the Son of Communists, ergo, not into Connolly.

And I can't divorce his politics, because he never shuts up about it.

And he barracks for Essendon.

Edited June 6, 2017 by ProDee

[daisycutter 28,549]

so, did caro miss the cut?

[praha 10,281]

The Age has been garbage for years. It's bad in a way different to how the Hun is bad, which is tabloid garbage. The Age has been a holier than thou, "do as I say not as I do" rag for a number of years. Appealing to inner city elites tends to alienate your previously working class audience.

I didn't mind Rohan but politicizing entertainment and sport stands to be a career killer. Sports coverage in this country is quite bizarre when you compare to the US and even the UK.

Age journos appear to blame everyone but themselves. Fairfax management had been fighting an uphill battle for years. It's the only media organisation that hasn't really changed its reporting strategy for the digital age. It's not feasible to pay one journo $60k a year for one article a week. The work output vs value has been killing that company slowly for years. Rohan is probably a symptom of that. His "voluntary" redundancy suggests either they wanted him to take a pay cut or boost his output, neither of which he wanted to do.

Edited June 6, 2017 by praha

[Bombay Airconditioning 5,889]

3 hours ago, mo64 said:

He was pretty outspoken about the recent staff cuts by The Age, so he may have dug his own grave.

It's a shame that his moronic counterpart at The Hun didn't suffer the same fate. As a journo, I'd take Connolly over Slobbo any day of the week.

 

30 years service in any industry is a fair achievement. He was outspoken but I like that in people, especially in today's society. 

[Straight Sets Simon 23,113]

There's a Melbourne supporter who always gets stuck into him on Twitter, pretty sure they write on here.

[Biffen 12,327]

12 minutes ago, daisycutter said:

so, did caro miss the cut?

When that rag is finally wound up there will be a few cockroaches,a couple of rats, an abondoned tin of instant coffee and Caro remaining in the building.

 

[Little Goffy 12,577]

Connolly complaining about Fairfax cutting staff to reduce costs is a bit like if Tippet complained about Sydney losing players to salary cap squeeze.

Also like Tippet, it has been a loooooong time since Connolly offered anything that couldn't be replaced by a rookie.

Unfortunately most in the 'footy media' are only relevant because they get invited to events, and only get that because their brand-company has built them up as some kind of mini-celebrity.

Don't even get me started on the quality of 'journalism' in general. I get my news online, mostly from DW and a bit of BBC. Even the old ABC is slipping slipping slipping.

[Earl Hood 5,789]

19 minutes ago, praha said:

The Age has been garbage for years. It's bad in a way different to how the Hun is bad, which is tabloid garbage. The Age has been a holier than thou, "do as I say not as I do" rag for a number of years. Appealing to inner city elites tends to alienate your previously working class audience.

I didn't mind Rohan but politicizing entertainment and sport stands to be a career killer. Sports coverage in this country is quite bizarre when you compare to the US and even the UK.

Age journos appear to blame everyone but themselves. Fairfax management had been fighting an uphill battle for years. It's the only media organisation that hasn't really changed its reporting strategy for the digital age. It's not feasible to pay one journo $60k a year for one article a week. The work output vs value has been killing that company slowly for years. Rohan is probably a symptom of that. His "voluntary" redundancy suggests either they wanted him to take a pay cut or boost his output, neither of which he wanted to do.

Praha from East Melbourne, aren't you inner city? But not a subscriber or believer. 

[Straight Sets Simon 23,113]

I avoid most football journalism these days.

As Titus O'Reily wrote today, most AFL journalism is about other journalists and not the game.

Connolly was one of the better ones when it came to talking about the game.

[Glenn Molloy 494]

Rohan is actually a damn good footy writer.  I can recall an article he wrote about Balmey when he joined the Dees which was just about the best footy article I've read.  i still enjoy his Monday round up of the weekend's games which is fifteen times better than Slobbo's efforts.  And, I don't mind the fact that you see his Bombers allegiance come out every now and then, because it proves that he's a footy fan like the rest of us.   Unfortunately, as Praha and ProDee quite correctly call out, his constant commentary on politics and music and love of his own voice means that I find him unbearable on mediums such as Twitter and SEN.  I had to unfollow him on Twitter because of the fact that he filled my news feed with music videos, and became so sanctimonious when people disagreed with his music taste that it became unbearable.  Rohan, feel free to tweet a great music clip every now and then or something that really gets you going politically, but I follow you for your footy opinions, and when those become completely overshadowed by the other stuff, you become a pain in the Chaminda Vaas!

[praha 10,281]

5 minutes ago, Earl Hood said:

Praha from East Melbourne, aren't you inner city? But not a subscriber or believer. 

Sorry I should have been more specific.

35-50 year olds living in East Melbourne, Carlton, Parkville and Albert Park, owner occupier, drive a VW Golf, work in either government or creative industries, earn 150k+ and vote Greens. 

Nothing wrong with that but it's a small target market.

In all honesty though when I was studying I saw research conducted by the MEAA that looked at audience figures and journalists.  Journalists were more like to be less than 35, vote Green, white, male, and live inner-city. It's no surprise that papers like The Saturday Paper (which greatly inflates its readership and relies quite a bit on government subsidies) pop up in Collingwood of all places. Imo there is a very clear trend. The Guardian is losing millions. Fairfax is on the brink. Small publishers rely on social justice "gotcha" journalism to amplify their message across social media, enhance reach and maximise profit. You're either tradional and failing, or new age and grubby. The irony of the Age's "independent always" tag is that its self righteousness killed it in an Era of online self gratification.

[beelzebub 22,225]

The Aged.... disappearing up its own clacker.

[Damo 2,995]

Absolutely dislike this person. Had to hear about him dancing on our (near) grave at his sons soccer match since 2010. Laughing fit to burst was the (continual) word. Every week Id hear about his chortlings about MFC demise. Any day day now and they deserve it, he would say to the soccer dads. He cant be live on radio or TV because it makes his blood pressure rise, he'd complain about his coodabeen tv career. Shut up F face.

[beelzebub 22,225]

Dont really have a decent news source anymore. Is all rubbish, or agenda driven, or both.

[Bitter but optimistic 21,254]

11 hours ago, Earl Hood said:

Are you more into the Hun or the OZ, Pro? Or have you ditched all your local newspaper prescriptions for Breitbart News? 

I remember the days when Melbourne was blessed by having two decent (albeit in different ways) newspapers in the Sun and The Age. Days sadly passed I'm afraid.

Now The Orztralian leaves them both in its wake. The Weekend Oz clearly standing as the best 'paper going around.

[dee-tox 4,827]

Won't be missed by me. No real original thoughts on the game. Very reluctant to say a good word about Melbourne. 

An Essendon barracker who got well paid for 30 years sayings what every one said.