Journalism hits new low.

[i-need-a-martini]

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??

[*ibis]

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@i-need-a-martini wrote:

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@*ibis wrote:

And people read this garbage

and people comment on this garbage for 4 days straight

why?

 newspaper for morons .......HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

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Well how is this for a novel idea ibis - start a thread you think more worthwhile for discussion.

No? Can't think of anything? Can't be bothered? Adult conversation is a bit difficult to master sometimes? You prefer trolling other peoples threads instead of adding anything vaguely intelligent to a conversation?

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good answer

[underbat]

Hello, everyone. This thread is getting a little off-topic, and interpersonal.

Could we please bring the discussion back to the topic?

Thanks

[topsidesoul]

Back to topic.....

Murdochs sales are down 22%.....that includes online subscriptions.

Murdoch has a problem with people not using his pay wall to get online up to date news and going to the ABC site  for free.

So he asks for his journalists and opinionaters   to drum up things for people to parrot and try and make the ABC sound biased.

What were their main stories on ABC breakfast....the ashes......not making a big deal about Indonesia. Then a story about marine parks not helping marine life and hurting sports fishers....yes very left wing...

Maybe it's media watch who makes people in the media have to back up their stories?

All those folk who angrily claim their taxes pay for the ABC and believe they should  not pay for what they believe is bias........I pay a foxtel subscription, I have to fund SKY news who, unlike the ABC ,have shows catered around right wing hosts like Paul Murray and his followers constant twitter feeds.

Apart from complaining now, I just do not watch sky news......no dumb petitions...

[monman12]

INAM: " 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"
 INAM: "And Johns "research" was neither here nor there in regards to the point of this OP"

It was correcting your somewhat incorrect statement INAM:  "no other journalist/paper was willing to touch" which you have since attempted to qualify!

"a story that no other journalist/paper was willing to touch"
Really ? the Telegraph story was dated   Nov 20 1:20 PM
The Australian  story was dated                Nov 20 1:45 PM
The SMH story was dated                          Nov 20 2:08 PM

I guess you have been taking shooting lessons from Annie LL.

[lakeland27]

you'll have to do better than that Biggles 

[lakeland27]

which papers/publicarions made the value judgement 'sleaze'  an inclusion to the headline ?

[spotweldersfriend]

'newspaper for morons'
I'll wager more newscorp readers watch Celebrity Splash,Psychic TV or ACA than SMH readers.
Your keyboard needs a service by the wat.I've notice the 'H' key keeps jamming.

[donnashuggy]

In the herald this morning I read the indonesians think that abbott walks like an orangutan, is that a new low?

[i-need-a-martini]

Seriously?? I read the Herald this morning and missed it. Who on earth wrote that?

And yes it is low. Although not quite in the same league as it has no implications to Abbott or anyone else around him. But still uncalled for from a decent newspaper.

[donnashuggy]

It might have been Mike Carlton having a little joke