Comments on: Telegraph fall into the Sun/Newsnow trap

By: Pete

Pete — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 08:53:19 +0000

BKK, the public don’t recheck at all, which is why (in theory) the BBC and others have a gret responsibility that too often they neglect. It is a worry.

NorthStarGooner, Arseblogger alluded to the possibility of the Sun being a little underhand in trying to unsettle Cesc yesterday, it’s a good piece, I’d give it a read: http://www.oleole.com/blogs/arseblog/posts/more-crap-from-the-sun—melo-happy-in-italy

Don, yeah, the Observer isn’t bad at all, and a couple of others are reasonable, but they all fall for stories occassionally – that Argentine one being the classic.

By: South Yorkshire Gunner

South Yorkshire Gunner — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 08:01:46 +0000

Good piece.

Melo. There is a story there.
Eboue in a part/chop deal would make it ten times better.
As previously stated by wenger at the Euro’s – never judge a player by their international matches.
I watched highlights of Fiorentina v Juve yesterday – he looks pretty handy.

The Telegraph. The paper was exactly the same last pre-season. garbage. It is no better than the Sun or Daily Star at times.

By: dj

dj — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 06:05:50 +0000

I hope the Melo deal happens because he’s a very very good player (don’t judge him by the Confederations Cup because like somebody already said Cesc had a bad cup and Melo won the thing so whatever) He would fit in with Arsenal so well. But I don’t know it says like a Arshavin type of thing. We end up getting him so you never know

By: Don

Don — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 05:35:35 +0000

Honestly – all papers do it. Kind of crazy to think that there’s so much nonsense floating around at this level.

When that blog made up that Argentine story last year that I think The Sun jumped on, every paper had it – from Guardian to Telegraph. They’re all the same.

Someone once told me the Observer is the only one that says it like it is. Is that true? I live in Tokyo so I wouldn’t know…

By: BKK

BKK — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 05:21:02 +0000

Gutter press is the perfect way to describe it. As surprising as it is to see the Telegraph blindly accept this tabloid trash, the news mediasphere as a whole has gone to sh*t. Even the BBC needs to be taken with a handful of salt, I read this one piece about Aung San Suu Kyi (Burma’s house-arrested Democracy leader) and the writer had said something about the Burmese constitution not allowing her to run for any position in the Burmese government. That’s simply not true!! How is it that the general public will take the time to fact check, yet these trusted news sources don’t bother to at all?!

Anyways. I really hope we land Melo, but it certainly is iffy, and I feel as if negotiations were continuing, Fiorentina would not have mentioned anything at all about the cash + Eboue deal.

By: Alan

Alan — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 05:17:27 +0000

Even the quote from Laporta was several months old, but the SUn reprint it to create their pathetic story.
The worst thing is that other people also buy it!

By: NorthStarGooner

NorthStarGooner — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 01:56:14 +0000

Are these newspapers taking bribes to unsettle players? I mean from clubs outside of England? Isn’t it like a ploy to unsettle players and get them for cheap?

When correction is a universal phenomenon, even newspapers and media houses are no exception. Not necessarily the groups as such, but the people who work from them. Individuals are always prone to such temptations.

By: CanadianGooner

CanadianGooner — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 00:37:41 +0000

A very good blog, mate. This is a breath of fresh air from the crap on NewsNow

By: Pete

Pete — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 23:09:55 +0000

gooner sems, don’t judge a player on one match – Melo wasn’t great in the Confederations Cup, but in fairness neither was Cesc – doesn’t make him a bad player.

rogman – cheers!

By: rogman

rogman — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 23:02:13 +0000

hey,

never read your blog before but very nice.

thanks
rog