Declan Posted September 23, 2008 Share Posted September 23, 2008 Came accross this announcement today ... Butt Leaves Channel M to Be editor of IOM Newspapers Is that official? Strangely, only this morning I recalled Mr Butt dressed as a tree in the Douglas singing "Do the Shake and Vac". Any chance of a Slimees reunion? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Sausages Posted September 23, 2008 Share Posted September 23, 2008 He started last week. You obviously haven't been reading the papers lately then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Declan Posted September 23, 2008 Author Share Posted September 23, 2008 No I've discovered this thing called the internet instead. It's similar but less certain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frances Posted September 23, 2008 Share Posted September 23, 2008 I'm sure he will do well - the M/C Metro makes the Courier look like a serious bit of journalism - no doubt we will see multi-page spreads devoted to the trendy nightlife of Douglas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Wright Posted September 24, 2008 Share Posted September 24, 2008 I for one hope he can make a difference, we need one. We have an Island of diversity where much that goes on is not reported, we have an Ilsand where some think corruption is endemic but we have no investigative journalism. Any editor worth his salt would have had a Polish page, South African page and run much better reports on the political and economic scandals of the last decade I just hope that he won't be seen as and indeed belong to the esatblishment what with daddy an MLC and uncle First Deemster and Deputy Governor With those credentials perhpas he will know he has to prove his independence and work hard to put us in the picture Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
%age Posted September 24, 2008 Share Posted September 24, 2008 Some fair enough points from JW there. So . . . I wonder are there any other thoughts from others on what the Isle of Man Newspapers could do to improve? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
x-in-man Posted September 24, 2008 Share Posted September 24, 2008 They should stop employing 5 year olds to type the news. Such things as 'went on fire' and 'spelled correctly' in any news paper, should just not make it to print. 'Jobs Blow' on the other hand - which appeared a while ago on the front page - was a mile stone in headline reporting IMHO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ai_Droid Posted September 24, 2008 Share Posted September 24, 2008 They should stop employing 5 year olds to type the news.Such things as 'went on fire' and 'spelled correctly' in any news paper, should just not make it to print. I gather the pay aint so hot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lonan3 Posted September 24, 2008 Share Posted September 24, 2008 - no doubt we will see multi-page spreads devoted to the trendy nightlife of Douglas Worthy of little more than a paragraph - in the 'obituaries' column. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedMoo Posted September 24, 2008 Share Posted September 24, 2008 The Metro won awards when Mr Butt was in charge.... and you should have seen him on the telly in Manchester I would not worry about his family..... if they are wrong he will tell them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Static Posted September 24, 2008 Share Posted September 24, 2008 They should stop employing 5 year olds to type the news. Such things as 'went on fire' and 'spelled correctly' in any news paper, should just not make it to print. 'Jobs Blow' on the other hand - which appeared a while ago on the front page - was a mile stone in headline reporting IMHO. You sure that wasn't 'Blow Jobs'? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bambster Posted September 24, 2008 Share Posted September 24, 2008 Need serious journo's. Walked past WHSmiths yesterday and the placard out front in big brassy letters heralded 'Woman gives birth in a car.' Manx news is shite, now it seems women are giving birth in cars or kids are scratching them, imagine if you can the storm around 'Woman gives birth in car whilst Pully sprog scratches it, how can the woman cope that her cat is missing too, moggy is suspected to be hiding in a tree, picture on page three!' God love us, each and everyone, let us not have important things to worry about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xpert Posted September 24, 2008 Share Posted September 24, 2008 To be honest all local news is shite whether it's in the Isle of Man or elsewhere ...just look at the equivalents 'rags' when you're in the UK next time. The same goes for radio as well ...tune in to local radio in the UK and you'll see it's just as appalling as it is here. At the end of the day you have to pay for talent and 'local' news/entertainment is an area where there just isn't any money hence people who think they are talented end up doing the job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bambster Posted September 24, 2008 Share Posted September 24, 2008 True but I do think it might be cleverly done. How quaint that the most serious thing to happen this week is a woman giving birth in a Ford Cortina, so tourists then go and say about how nice the island is and crime rate is at a level where the front page handled the illegal flooding of a car when waters broke on a pregnant woman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stu Peters Posted September 24, 2008 Share Posted September 24, 2008 Right, that's it... I'm going to start a news agency concentrating on all the drive-by shootings, bank robberies, celebrity bust-ups and thwarted terrorist plots here. Clearly what's ACTUALLY happening in the Island just isn't enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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