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Journalism hits new low.

i-need-a-martini — Wed, 20 Nov 2013 08:22:23 GMT

That newspaper for morons owned by Murdoch, The Daily Telegraph, has decided to run a story that no other journalist/paper was willing to touch for obvious reason - Nathan Rees had an affair.

Given that the story has no public value, why on earth would they do this??

http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/

And people read this garbage and think it's news??

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**meep** — Wed, 20 Nov 2013 08:26:26 GMT

it was on a newsbreak on one of the early morning shows.....

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cherry*135 — Wed, 20 Nov 2013 08:28:33 GMT

I can't read the article unless I register.

Does it give nitty gritty details? I did read in the SMH online yesterday they knew of the affair but wouldn't publish details. However just printing that publicized the fact he had an affair.

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*ibis — Wed, 20 Nov 2013 08:33:33 GMT

dont read it if you dont like it

geez why whine?

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rawr*i*r*dinosaur — Wed, 20 Nov 2013 08:33:42 GMT

@am*3 wrote:
I can't read the article unless I register.
Does it give nitty gritty details? I did read in the SMH online yesterday they knew of the affair but wouldn't publish details. However just printing that publicized the fact he had an affair.
News sites often leave a hole in their paywall for people who are referred to the site through search engines. Copy and paste the link to the news story into google, and then click on the link again in the google search results and there you go - full news story without subscribing.

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i-need-a-martini — Wed, 20 Nov 2013 08:34:25 GMT

That's odd am - The Telegraph doesn't have a paywall so not sure why you can' read it.

Anyway, they are going all out and it's pretty gross. Particularly as all of the accusations are allegations. And given that the woman lied to start off with (she initially claimed the sex wasn't consensual) and that she is clearly out for revenge, you'd have to carefully consider every accusation she said before you published.

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the_bob_delusion — Wed, 20 Nov 2013 08:35:25 GMT

@i-need-a-martini wrote:
That newspaper for morons owned by Murdoch, The Daily Telegraph, has decided to run a story that no other journalist/paper was willing to touch for obvious reason - Nathan Rees had an affair.

Given that the story has no public value, why on earth would they do this??

http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/

And people read this garbage and think it's news??

If Miley Cyrus twerking is world news, why should this not be news?? Why do you think it has no public value??? Someone in a position of power sets an example, why should he be made an example of?

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i-need-a-martini — Wed, 20 Nov 2013 08:36:24 GMT

It's not a case of not liking what I read.

I am pointing out the appalling 'standards' our newspapers offer and it is sucked up without thought by it's readers.

The latter is a very sad reflection of our society.

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i-need-a-martini — Wed, 20 Nov 2013 08:37:53 GMT

bob - there is a reason other newspapers wouldn't touch it. Not just because they were being decent.

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the_bob_delusion — Wed, 20 Nov 2013 08:39:36 GMT

It's called what sells. Sensationalism sells papers. You're talking about standards. That's an entirely different issue.

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**meep** — Wed, 20 Nov 2013 08:46:58 GMT

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-11-20/rees-stands-aside-from-nsw-shadow-ministry-over-affair/5105316

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freddie*rooster — Wed, 20 Nov 2013 08:52:37 GMT

@**freethinker_bob** wrote:
@i-need-a-martini wrote:
That newspaper for morons owned by Murdoch, The Daily Telegraph, has decided to run a story that no other journalist/paper was willing to touch for obvious reason - Nathan Rees had an affair.

Given that the story has no public value, why on earth would they do this??

http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/

And people read this garbage and think it's news??

If Miley Cyrus twerking is world news, why should this not be news?? Why do you think it has no public value??? Someone in a position of power sets an example, why should he be made an example of?

This was on the front page under the heading NATHAN SLEAZE i'm guessing if it was a LNP member it would be in an obscure corner on page 8, if reported at all.

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icyfroth — Wed, 20 Nov 2013 08:56:13 GMT

@i-need-a-martini wrote:
That newspaper for morons owned by Murdoch, The Daily Telegraph, has decided to run a story that no other journalist/paper was willing to touch for obvious reason - Nathan Rees had an affair.

Given that the story has no public value, why on earth would they do this??

http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/

And people read this garbage and think it's news??

Totally agree, I shake my head sometimes at the headlines of articles that call themselves "news".

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the_bob_delusion — Wed, 20 Nov 2013 09:15:07 GMT

@icyfroth wrote:
@i-need-a-martini wrote:
That newspaper for morons owned by Murdoch, The Daily Telegraph, has decided to run a story that no other journalist/paper was willing to touch for obvious reason - Nathan Rees had an affair.

Given that the story has no public value, why on earth would they do this??

http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/

And people read this garbage and think it's news??
Totally agree, I shake my head sometimes at the headlines of articles that call themselves "news".

And you realised you read it and are talking about it. THeir job is done.

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*crikey*mate* — Wed, 20 Nov 2013 09:17:28 GMT

@i-need-a-martini wrote:
That newspaper for morons owned by Murdoch, The Daily Telegraph, has decided to run a story that no other journalist/paper was willing to touch for obvious reason - Nathan Rees had an affair.

Given that the story has no public value, why on earth would they do this??

http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/

And people read this garbage and think it's news??

I don't know who owns which news papers but.....

The Sydney Morning Herald

That's about the first half page, went on for 4 pages

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cherry*135 — Wed, 20 Nov 2013 09:21:13 GMT

@rawr*i*r*dinosaur wrote:
@am*3 wrote:
I can't read the article unless I register.

News sites often leave a hole in their paywall for people who are referred to the site through search engines. Copy and paste the link to the news story into google, and then click on the link again in the google search results and there you go - full news story without subscribing.

Thanks rawr

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the_bob_delusion — Wed, 20 Nov 2013 09:28:18 GMT

@am*3 wrote:
@rawr*i*r*dinosaur wrote:
@am*3 wrote:
I can't read the article unless I register.

News sites often leave a hole in their paywall for people who are referred to the site through search engines. Copy and paste the link to the news story into google, and then click on the link again in the google search results and there you go - full news story without subscribing.
Rully, I hope you're right. I finally learnt something from this forum.

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i-need-a-martini — Wed, 20 Nov 2013 09:58:23 GMT

Big, BIG difference in the way it was reported in the SMH in comparison to the Telegraph.

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freshwater-2 — Wed, 20 Nov 2013 10:01:55 GMT

Martini, I think that Nathan Rees conducted himself like a gentleman in the interview following this 'revelation'.

I am not condoning his behaviour but he was forthright and truthfull.

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monman12 — Wed, 20 Nov 2013 11:44:23 GMT

INAM: "The Daily Telegraph, has decided to run a story that no other journalist/paper was willing to touch for obvious reason"
Apart from:

news.ninemsn.com
dailytelegraph.com
theaustralian.com
shanghaidaily.com
china.org
hotheadlines.com
bizbilak.com/
au.news.yahoo.com
smh.com.au
allnewsau.com
sbbcnews.com
newshour24.com/

And lots more "running" that I can not be bothered to mention.

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