I just hope they have some stuff I actually want to buy, but great news. I can now start buying some stuff and be sure the money is going to the right people. Yaaaaay!
So far, the only people I have bought MP3s from is allofmp3.com. The reason I don't buy it from anywhere else is DRM and fear that at some point, the system will stop me listening to it on some device or other.
Most albums I listen to I already have on LP, CD, special edition CD and every other variant you tempt me with.
If you remove the DRM, you can bet I'll start buying MP3s from your catalogue too. Hope that helps in your decision.
I can't believe they missed out on the spoof British documentry Alternative 3 about the 1970's brain drain of UK scientists being traced to plans to reseed Mars's atmosphere ready for colonisation because the Earth was dying fast.
In my experience, Dysons are pretty good BUT and it's a big but, when they say change this filter every 3 months and that filter every 6, they're not kidding. The filters are the key. Several times our has lost suction badly and every time it has turned out to be a filter either needs washing or changing. After that it's good as new.
They're also very good if you call them out of guarantee, sometimes you get free parts and if they have to send out an engineer, it's a single lowish price no matter what parts get changed.
On the downside, he did outsource loads of stuff so he's a git.
You cannot be a professional journalist AND have an opinion
Of course you can. Most stuff will probably just require a balanced view on something with a clear analysis of the facts. Sometimes you might get asked to do an opinion piece and with those, you have free reign and your editor *ought* to back you up if that's what you've been hired to do.
I do know the kind of pieces you are referring to and they are endemic in the US but don't write off journalism per-se based on that.
I just feel that most journalist are not reporting the real news. The report of her death should have been 30 seconds or less not hours of reporting.
I wish. The sad reality is that whilst most(?) people wring their hands and say the press should stop their obsessing with celebrity and sex, every issue of a paper with a juicy story in either of those categories sees a marked rise in sales. We dislike what the press does but we drive it by reading the very stuff we claim not to want.
A general newspaper or magazine exists to sell advertising space, not stories. Bigger circulation = good and if Anne Nicole story = bigger ciculation, it goes on the front page.
Who's the evil ones here, the editors or the readers?
that a "real" journalists is simply a shill. A mouthpiece for someone else.
If that's all they do then they're a pretty shabby journalist. Whilst I'm sure there are some who will just follow the party line, many if not most would act professionally and if the editor tried to get them to say something they felt was wrong, they'd resign AND make damn sure word gets out in the journo community that editor/magazine x is putting pressure on people to mislead/lie. Certainly my experience in the UK market.
All points accepted as valid, but I still would love to see the other 3 points honoured by reporters.
It depends on the country and its accepted norms of journalistic behaviour and of course the journo themselves. Some are good, some aren't, same as any walk in life. You just have to hope the less good ones drop off the radar eventually.
Another angle is that perhaps some people's role is merely to report i.e. pass on details of events. Deeper insight and commentry require something else, perhaps a difference between a reporter and a journalist? or maybe those who tag 'investigative' in front of their job title.
Yup, you've hit the nail on the head although as I noted in another msg, observence of 'the rules' also goes a long way. Have the four you cite and then keep breaking NDAs or embargos and you won't be in the loop for long.
D'ya think every journalist gets a ticket into every event?
Indeed. Here in the UK the vast majority of IT hacks got completely bypassed by Microsoft when it came to review cpies of Vista and Office 2007. This time around Microsoft seemed far more keen on courting the daily newspapers and lifestyle mags, possibly for an easier ride. Indeed, one (IT) editor I know was told point blank by MS PR 'Why should we bother sending you a copy of Vista? You're going to get it one way or another'.
Even more maddeningly, one guy is writing a book on Office 2007 and Microsoft wouldn't cough up a copy for him to use. It ended up being escalated up to Microsoft senior PR before they finally saw the light.
I actually find the job of a journalist very confusing. To me, it appears that they are supposed to
5. Understand the law
6. Understand what they can and can't print
7. Follow rules - know that an NDA means NDA
8. Respect sources
9. Check facts
10 Understand the difference between rumour and fact and report accordingly and responsability.
Most reporters dont, and that makes most news look like press releases of a company.
That is more a feature of American news reporting, especially magazines where they pretty much print a PR release as a story. There is also far more collusion between the ad departments and the editors. Other countries keep them fully seperated. Most if not all editors I've worked for in the UK refuse point blank to talk to anyone in the ad department, especially when they're trying the 'XXX has taken out a double page ad, can you get a good review near it?' which ought to be responded to with 'f*ck off'.
Would be to persuade CEO's that just because there's a new version of Office and Windows, you don't HAVE to upgrade to it. Lots of companies are doing quite nicely on NT4/Office 97. For 90% of users, there's been nothing new since then that's of any real use. Sure, some will find th occassional new funky tool or have a power-user level of need but the vast majority would be quite happy plinking away on their PIII/600 with 256Mb of RAM.
>It's not like you see people seriously posting far more outrageous claims everyday.
Hmm, you have a point there.
>what's with the bile and troll like shit throwing
You're right, I'm sorry. You were victim of me having a bad hair day and the fact that too many times I've posted something here as a joke and the next dozen posters take it seriously and I've left open mouthed wondering if they've all had a humour bypass. I'm British and I do find a lot of Americans (no idea if you are) just don't spot certain types of humour we use a lot and it gets frustrating seeing it over and over again.
Anyway, again, sorry. I was out of order in the harshness of my response.
>I'm willing to be my left nut that..
That you're thick as fuck if you thought my post was anything other than a joke. I bet you think The Onion is a real news site too.
Actually, the total population of the Internet is only about 2 million. Most numbers you see are just PR, the hardware manufacturers trying to talk it up to make it look busy so they can sell more kit. Most of the people you see in forums, WoW, slashdot etc are just bots. I'm one too.
>Americans are too uptight for
Russell T Davis issued an edict that every major character in Torchwood had to have some same-sex action. He also wrote the rather good Queer as Folk (not the poor US version) and is a tad gay himself so he has a bit of an agenda.
>I doubt they'll bring her back, which is too bad.
Well, she left of her own accord so it's down to her really. It's not unknown for older assistants to return - Sarah Jane for one.
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I just hope they have some stuff I actually want to buy, but great news. I can now start buying some stuff and be sure the money is going to the right people. Yaaaaay!
So far, the only people I have bought MP3s from is allofmp3.com. The reason I don't buy it from anywhere else is DRM and fear that at some point, the system will stop me listening to it on some device or other.
Most albums I listen to I already have on LP, CD, special edition CD and every other variant you tempt me with.
If you remove the DRM, you can bet I'll start buying MP3s from your catalogue too. Hope that helps in your decision.
I can't believe they missed out on the spoof British documentry Alternative 3 about the 1970's brain drain of UK scientists being traced to plans to reseed Mars's atmosphere ready for colonisation because the Earth was dying fast.
In my experience, Dysons are pretty good BUT and it's a big but, when they say change this filter every 3 months and that filter every 6, they're not kidding. The filters are the key. Several times our has lost suction badly and every time it has turned out to be a filter either needs washing or changing. After that it's good as new.
They're also very good if you call them out of guarantee, sometimes you get free parts and if they have to send out an engineer, it's a single lowish price no matter what parts get changed.
On the downside, he did outsource loads of stuff so he's a git.
I do know the kind of pieces you are referring to and they are endemic in the US but don't write off journalism per-se based on that.
A general newspaper or magazine exists to sell advertising space, not stories. Bigger circulation = good and if Anne Nicole story = bigger ciculation, it goes on the front page.
Who's the evil ones here, the editors or the readers?
Another angle is that perhaps some people's role is merely to report i.e. pass on details of events. Deeper insight and commentry require something else, perhaps a difference between a reporter and a journalist? or maybe those who tag 'investigative' in front of their job title.
Yup, you've hit the nail on the head although as I noted in another msg, observence of 'the rules' also goes a long way. Have the four you cite and then keep breaking NDAs or embargos and you won't be in the loop for long.
Even more maddeningly, one guy is writing a book on Office 2007 and Microsoft wouldn't cough up a copy for him to use. It ended up being escalated up to Microsoft senior PR before they finally saw the light.
6. Understand what they can and can't print
7. Follow rules - know that an NDA means NDA
8. Respect sources
9. Check facts
10 Understand the difference between rumour and fact and report accordingly and responsability.
That is more a feature of American news reporting, especially magazines where they pretty much print a PR release as a story. There is also far more collusion between the ad departments and the editors. Other countries keep them fully seperated. Most if not all editors I've worked for in the UK refuse point blank to talk to anyone in the ad department, especially when they're trying the 'XXX has taken out a double page ad, can you get a good review near it?' which ought to be responded to with 'f*ck off'.
Would be to persuade CEO's that just because there's a new version of Office and Windows, you don't HAVE to upgrade to it. Lots of companies are doing quite nicely on NT4/Office 97. For 90% of users, there's been nothing new since then that's of any real use. Sure, some will find th occassional new funky tool or have a power-user level of need but the vast majority would be quite happy plinking away on their PIII/600 with 256Mb of RAM.
>It's not like you see people seriously posting far more outrageous claims everyday.
Hmm, you have a point there.
>what's with the bile and troll like shit throwing
You're right, I'm sorry. You were victim of me having a bad hair day and the fact that too many times I've posted something here as a joke and the next dozen posters take it seriously and I've left open mouthed wondering if they've all had a humour bypass. I'm British and I do find a lot of Americans (no idea if you are) just don't spot certain types of humour we use a lot and it gets frustrating seeing it over and over again.
Anyway, again, sorry. I was out of order in the harshness of my response.
>I'm willing to be my left nut that..
That you're thick as fuck if you thought my post was anything other than a joke. I bet you think The Onion is a real news site too.
Oh well played sir!
Went back to collage under a pseudonym and got his own damned degree.
>some very talented people (eg Terry_Nation)
And of course Douglas Adams (RIP)
>Americans are too uptight for
Russell T Davis issued an edict that every major character in Torchwood had to have some same-sex action. He also wrote the rather good Queer as Folk (not the poor US version) and is a tad gay himself so he has a bit of an agenda.
>Catherine Tate
Can't stand her. I missed that episode because I knew I'd probably have trashed the TV if I had to watch her.
>I doubt they'll bring her back, which is too bad.
Well, she left of her own accord so it's down to her really. It's not unknown for older assistants to return - Sarah Jane for one.
>And this is different from the "old" Dr. Who how exactly?
The sets don't wobble.
That'll be the long lost 11th tablet that Moses brought down and dropped.