They must think we're Idiots!

[Spineyguy]

OH MY GOD! NOT GREG NORMAN!!

*sniff* He was such a good golfer. *sob* About fifteen years ago.

OK, enough of that. I can understand your concerns but from a newspaper, did you honestly expect anything logical. They probably did that because the editor is a golf fan and wanted to print that more than some natural disaster in some country he's never heard of.

-Number of words printed in The Sun newspaper when Sky news was found to have falsely televised a 'Live Nuclear Missile launch' : 0.

-Number of words printed in The Sun newspaper when the BBC was found to have closed the phone-in lines for 10 minutes without telling the viewers: 3500.

 

[Twilight_guy]

Be aware that due to printing times, the paper might have gone to press before the tsunami news broke. Might not be their fault. Look for the story tomorrow.

This. It's possible that they knew nothing of the Tsunami and were planning to run that story(for some reason) as their front page. If they heard the news and didn't have enough time to write a story, put it together, replan the layout and get it finalized before they had to ship to the printing presses(which I'd image takes some time), then they couldn't have possibly got the story in the paper in time. Not every slip up is malicious or an act of idiocy, some are just bad timing.

 

[JaredXE]

Who the fuck is Greg Norman?

No seriously, who the fuck is he?

 

[OddOzZy666]

We have something similar to that in merry old Britain. The sun's headline yesterday was about Facebook paedophiles on the run, which isn't bad news because of interweb safety and whatnot. Anyway, another newspaper, The Daily Star's headline was about.....Drum roll please.....

Katie. fucking. Price. AGAIN!!!!!

To all who live outside of Britain Katie Price is the slut also known as Jordan. Google her if you wanna know more but you'll rather want to tear your eyes out instead
/rant
*sigh* I hate the newspapers

 

[Fists]

@OP, There, there, let it all out.

If you want a taste of optimistic media student/comedian news thats less synthetic than the chaser's you should check out the A[ustrlian]BC's new show Hungry Beast at www.abc.net.au/hungrybeast, it features a real look at the war in afghanistan for starters and has a variety of other stuff.

 

[Kpt._Rob]

I believe it was "Stalin who said "The death of one is a tragedy, the death of millions is just a statistic." I'd hate to prove the old prick right on something, that said, I can't help but feel that he was, quite unfortunately, all too right on that one. It's just something in our nature.

 

[Doktor Merkwurdigliebe]

Welcome to The Media.
DUN-DUN-DUNN

 

[ottenni]

Which paper was it? Probably the bloody Herald Sun.

 

[IronDuke]

It's because print news has had to focus more on lifestyle events than current affairs since internet and video coverage is always first in breaking news.

It isn't because they don't care, it is because the print news has evolved out of breaking or headlining stories to give the reader other things.

 

[Kontar]

The Media is just a group of idiots around the world...end of discussion.

Truth.

End of thread.

 

[ghalkhsdkssakgh]

You've only just realised how thick the tabloids are? I think it clicked for me when I saw the news on the day of the large Hadron Collider.

The Telegraph - 'LHC switched on today!'

Daily Mail - 'LHC could cause a black hole!'

Daily Mirror - 'Posh's New Haircut!'

*facepalm*

 

[Troublesome Lagomorph]

All they want is ratings. For that, they will not report things that shallow minded people would find "depressing" because it might affect business.

 

[tologna]

it's just what ever sells. theyre a business, they have to make a profit, and that's what enables them to. it's because that's what people seem to actually care about.

 

[GrinningManiac]

That's why I don't read papers per say, I look up the important stuff online.

Oh, though I do read the Guardian and BBC News, those guys know where its at

 

[PhantomCritic]

The media has only ever cared about the famous, not the common people, sad really.

 

[The_root_of_all_evil]

What's the headline in the sunday paper today? Greg Norman. GREG. FUCKING. NORMAN.

Let's see what we can match you with:
News of the World: "Someone calls some one else a racial epithet"
Sunday People/Sunday Mirror : "Inside the HELL NURSERY" : Female Paedophile
Independent/Observer : "Tory Turmoil over Ireland"
Mail on Sunday: MP leaves Hit & Run accident saying "You know where you can get me"
Telegraph: "Al-Queda could have nukes"
Sunday Times: Tories will force people to work
Sunday Express: Cervical jab "MAY BE AS DANGEROUS AS CANCER"

Sunday Sport:

Basshunter babe is PORN star!
THE stunning star of a steamy new pop video boasts a sensational hardcore gangbang PORN secret.

Daily Star: Ellen Mcarthur is retiring.

And people wonder why I'm so cynical.