the-rhymes Posted August 7, 2005 Author Share Posted August 7, 2005 I would like to say that this has turned into a debate about the act of kick the gull. Which I think was wrong and very silly. My point is that I do not think it is front page news. The newspaper represents the Island, it's viewed by people visiting the island as well as it's residents. In my opinion it makes us all look stupid/twee to have stories like this on the front cover. I suppose it just representative of the stale journalism that seems to be produced on the Island. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Posted August 7, 2005 Share Posted August 7, 2005 it's quite obvious that that is the exact reason they put it on the front page the-rhymes, because it's a bit silly, and also eye-catching. I bet almost everyone who saw that headline read the article... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gladys Posted August 7, 2005 Share Posted August 7, 2005 Don't journos call August the silly season as there is so little news? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lonan3 Posted August 7, 2005 Share Posted August 7, 2005 Don't journos call August the silly season as there is so little news? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Yep! In the IoM it ends on 31st August - and starts again on 1st September! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the-rhymes Posted August 7, 2005 Author Share Posted August 7, 2005 Lonan3, I think your right... Alex & Glad to be back you also make sense. Perhaps it is just to grab attention, it worked with me (I was duped). I don't really read tabloid newspapers, maybe I just have unreal expectations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gladys Posted August 7, 2005 Share Posted August 7, 2005 Don't worry Rhymes, you weren't duped; it was a hard headline to read without reading the whole story. Whether it makes us look silly to the outside world, I don't know. We used to come over for holidays; when we were in the queue for the return boat journey at the end of one TT week, a crime report was read out on MR. One of the items was a man's jacket going missing from a pub! It did make us laugh but at the same time we were reassured that that was a crime worthy of reporting at the end of such a busy week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laughing-manxie Posted August 7, 2005 Share Posted August 7, 2005 I think 3 local papers in 1 week is just to much, as its the same in all of them, and if you took the car adverts out, it wouldn't even be enough to light the fire with, its all to get money out of us, maybe we should go to 2 a week or even 1. But the baby seagull, I think it was a good thing to put on the front page especially if it stops anymore birds or animals being killed or hurt by humans. Its about time we took a harder view on crime whilst we still still can on the island we dont want to be like the UK, were as you get a slap on the wrist for being anti-social and a menace to society. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RC-Drift.com Posted August 7, 2005 Share Posted August 7, 2005 Didn't the article say he was caught on cctv or did I dream that On the cull issue, what gives us the right to decide there's too many other species, what gives us the right to decide whether other living things are terminated or not just because of population, how about someone deciding there's too many of us and getting rid of the real scum of the earth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lonan3 Posted August 8, 2005 Share Posted August 8, 2005 I think 3 local papers in 1 week is just to much, as its the same in all of them, and if you took the car adverts out, it wouldn't even be enough to light the fire with, its all to get money out of us, maybe we should go to 2 a week or even 1. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I agree that 3 papers owned by the same company may be too much. It would certainly be good to have one that was a little more independent - although it's probably not economically viable now. I can remember a time when we had the choice of the Isle of Man Times, Examiner and Mona's Herald as 'weeklies,' plus the Daily Times and the Green Final as a weekly sports paper. Also, if you care to look in the museum, you'll find that there was a time when the local papers reported Tynwald debates more or less verbatim. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonty Posted August 8, 2005 Share Posted August 8, 2005 He may have been perpetrating a noble act in trying to put it out of its misery. Let's give him some credit, after all, one good tern deserves another. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheScope Posted August 8, 2005 Share Posted August 8, 2005 Yeah but who gets the "bill" for that service? Someone could really feather their own nest... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speckled Frost Posted August 8, 2005 Share Posted August 8, 2005 My point is that I do not think it is front page news. The newspaper represents the Island, it's viewed by people visiting the island as well as it's residents. In my opinion it makes us all look stupid/twee to have stories like this on the front cover. I suppose it just representative of the stale journalism that seems to be produced on the Island. You clearly have no news sense. Animal cruelty stories are some of the most emotive stories around and always attract a huge response from readers. This thread itself has come to three pages - what does that say? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puddy Posted August 8, 2005 Share Posted August 8, 2005 I'm sure it would go on for at least ten pages if he'd had sex with the gull. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheScope Posted August 8, 2005 Share Posted August 8, 2005 I'm sure it would go on for at least ten pages if he'd had sex with the gull. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Thats just fowl. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lonan3 Posted August 8, 2005 Share Posted August 8, 2005 I'm sure it would go on for at least ten pages if he'd had sex with the gull. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Thats just fowl. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> So... all those blokes who say they 'pulled a bird' at the weekend.... urrrrgh! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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