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Journalists were the kids at school who never set trends or discovered new things, but waited to see what was becoming popular, then got into it 110%.

Andy McDandy wrote: ↑Tue Dec 24, 2024 1:28 pm Journalists were the kids at school who never set trends or discovered new things, but waited to see what was becoming popular, then got into it 110%.

It's more that they have to.write what attracts clicks. Old colleagues now on the editorial side have told me that they get absolute bollockings from management if hits on their section of the website drop below a certain level at any time, day or night.

I am just loving the coverage today regarding the history of the Shipping Forecast. Magical stuff even if there are still no real insights as to who General Synopsis might actually be, mind.

kreuzberger wrote: ↑Wed Jan 01, 2025 12:56 pm I am just loving the coverage today regarding the history of the Shipping Forecast. Magical stuff even if there are still no real insights as to who General Synopsis might actually be, mind.

Yes, Radio 4 seem to have turned over the entire schedule to it. I've not heard much, but I've enjoyed what I've heard so far.

Just yesterday, Mrs O'Boogie and I were discussing what centenaries there might be this year and couldn't think of any. Now I know it's 100 years of the shipping forecast (on the BBC).
Also 200 years of railways.

2025 is 45 x 45 so a squared year.

The last one was 89 years ago, the next will be 91 years ahead.
Most of us are unlikely to witness two in our lifetimes.

Bones McCoy wrote: ↑Wed Jan 01, 2025 4:36 pm 2025 is 45 x 45 so a squared year.

The last one was 89 years ago, the next will be 91 years ahead.
Most of us are unlikely to witness two in our lifetimes.

Unlikely ? Well, I would be 156 years old if I were still alive to see the next one. Isn’t the word “impossible”?

Abernathy wrote: ↑Wed Jan 01, 2025 5:30 pm

Bones McCoy wrote: ↑Wed Jan 01, 2025 4:36 pm 2025 is 45 x 45 so a squared year.

The last one was 89 years ago, the next will be 91 years ahead.
Most of us are unlikely to witness two in our lifetimes.

Unlikely ? Well, I would be 156 years old if I were still alive to see the next one. Isn’t the word “impossible”?

My dad's 90, so he's seen two.

Killer Whale wrote: ↑Wed Jan 01, 2025 5:31 pm

Abernathy wrote: ↑Wed Jan 01, 2025 5:30 pm

Bones McCoy wrote: ↑Wed Jan 01, 2025 4:36 pm 2025 is 45 x 45 so a squared year.

The last one was 89 years ago, the next will be 91 years ahead.
Most of us are unlikely to witness two in our lifetimes.

Unlikely ? Well, I would be 156 years old if I were still alive to see the next one. Isn’t the word “impossible”?

My dad's 90, so he's seen two.

Mine also - born 1934.

My F-i-L is a 1936 vintage, so he qualifies, too.

He won't remember it, largely because of his age, but also because the family lived in very close proximity to Adolf's private airport for travelling to his weekend retreat at the Eagle's Nest. The comings and goings must have been quite a spectacle.

Fuck a duck. Newsnight has got fucking Nadine Dorries on again (after a very dignified interview Vic Derbyshire did with Jess).

Why the BBC keeps asking this fucking moronic woman on to offer her opinions and lies is completely beyond me.

She says stuff that will go viral.

Ratings. Same with Farage, get them on your show and more people will watch and that makes it easier to make the case to commissioning editors and ultimately helps to justify the licence fee.

Apparently Chris Mason has been typically dreadful today, with a summary of PMQs that didn't mention the rather salient point that Badenoch had actually had direct responsibility in Government and not even mentioned the subject of grooming gangs.

Even if Dorries does “say stuff that will go viral” (which I doubt), I don’t think that is the reason why she gets asked to appear and opine on programmes like Newsnight.

It might have something to do with her being a former government minister and being considered therefore (wrongly) to have views worth hearing .

I watch Newsnight because I like Newsnight, but I very nearly fucking switched off when I saw that Dorries was on.

Media researchers tend to do as little work as possible and if you're in their contacts you'll get called on for any related subject. Dorres is looking to keep herself relevant so if an envelope's being opened she'll be there. She's cheap, available and always ready with clickbait.

Do they really give no consideration to matters of relevancy, or, indeed, quality ?

https://bsky.app/profile/torstenbell.bs ... ayfqclss2v


Big Torsten sticks it to a "garbage" BBC headline.

BBS opens "Speke yore branez" on snow related story.

Turns into "Four Yorkshiremen"

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c0j ... o#comments


The trouble with icy conditions is everybody losing their grip.

Is there by any chance a correlation between those who claimed to have been hardy little Captain Scotts struggling to school back in the day. And those who claim they're terrified of death because Starmer snatched back their winter heating allowance?

When does a Venn diagram become a circle?

Lots of octogenarians* posting about the Winter of 1947. Sorry did I say octogenarians? I meant liars, the same boomers who talk like they were at The Somme.

They all seem to think we just cracked on with it when Britain was Great and that the Blitz Spirit meant no people, livestock or wildlife died. There were no powers outages and national infrastructure was completely unaffected.



* I know it was 78 years ago but I am assuming that babies won't remember.