Cancelled my Telegraph Subscription. Quality journalism?
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I have just cancelled my Telegraph subscription.
It feels good.
I'm not paying for that rag any more.
The final straw was the removal of disqus from absolutely any topic where their BS could get called out. When an article was s
te you could, at least, take satisfaction in the pure vitriol their readership would heap upon it in the comments below. But no longer.
But now where do I go for quality journalism? The T-rag has lost its way? The BBC annoys the crap out of me. Where?
It feels good.
I'm not paying for that rag any more.
The final straw was the removal of disqus from absolutely any topic where their BS could get called out. When an article was s
te you could, at least, take satisfaction in the pure vitriol their readership would heap upon it in the comments below. But no longer.But now where do I go for quality journalism? The T-rag has lost its way? The BBC annoys the crap out of me. Where?
Don said:
I have just cancelled my Telegraph subscription.
It feels good.
I'm not paying for that rag any more.
The final straw was the removal of disqus from absolutely any topic where their BS could get called out. When an article was ste you could, at least, take satisfaction in the pure vitriol their readership would heap upon it in the comments below. But no longer.
But now where do I go for quality journalism? The T-rag has lost its way? The BBC annoys the crap out of me. Where?
I recently subscribed to the Spectator and have liked it so far. It feels good.
I'm not paying for that rag any more.
The final straw was the removal of disqus from absolutely any topic where their BS could get called out. When an article was s
te you could, at least, take satisfaction in the pure vitriol their readership would heap upon it in the comments below. But no longer.But now where do I go for quality journalism? The T-rag has lost its way? The BBC annoys the crap out of me. Where?
Not a daily paper though but then I don't have time for a daily paper in any case.
Has the Telegraph changed or have you?
Read them all, that's what I do, not everyday but I grew up in a house where every newspaper was present everyday - it's much easier with the internet to get a combined news intake these days, why anyone would subscribe to a single source is the real question. You can always still ignore what doesn't confirm your prejudices.
Read them all, that's what I do, not everyday but I grew up in a house where every newspaper was present everyday - it's much easier with the internet to get a combined news intake these days, why anyone would subscribe to a single source is the real question. You can always still ignore what doesn't confirm your prejudices.
FredClogs said:
Has the Telegraph changed or have you?
Read them all, that's what I do, not everyday but I grew up in a house where every newspaper was present everyday - it's much easier with the internet to get a combined news intake these days, why anyone would subscribe to a single source is the real question. You can always still ignore what doesn't confirm your prejudices.
The Telegraph has gone downhill, just read about why Peter Oborne left.Read them all, that's what I do, not everyday but I grew up in a house where every newspaper was present everyday - it's much easier with the internet to get a combined news intake these days, why anyone would subscribe to a single source is the real question. You can always still ignore what doesn't confirm your prejudices.
audidoody said:
Who pays to read the Telegraph online? Just delete the DT cookie when you hit the trial cap and refresh.
Or with a suitable browser just block cookies from the site and ignore the cap forever.It's still worth a browse but the lack of sub-editors, sharing stories with the Daily Mail, work experience student journos and more recently the whole internet news/trying to turn into Buzzfeed has dragged the whole thing downhill.
Plus pretty much anyone who was any good has left, and those who work there now are pretty useless.
Jonesy23 said:
Or with a suitable browser just block cookies from the site and ignore the cap forever.
It's still worth a browse but the lack of sub-editors, sharing stories with the Daily Mail, work experience student journos and more recently the whole internet news/trying to turn into Buzzfeed has dragged the whole thing downhill.
Plus pretty much anyone who was any good has left, and those who work there now are pretty useless.
Yes it's dire now. I cancelled some time ago around the time the intellectual giant that is Bryony Gordon started to get a higher profile.It's still worth a browse but the lack of sub-editors, sharing stories with the Daily Mail, work experience student journos and more recently the whole internet news/trying to turn into Buzzfeed has dragged the whole thing downhill.
Plus pretty much anyone who was any good has left, and those who work there now are pretty useless.
Also best not to ask too much about the people who were getting jobs and promotion because of their 'close friendship' with more senior members of staff rather than any sort of competence.
Or how the biggest troll on the comments and blogs sections was actually a member of staff with an agenda - more about driving career/business direction, the comments were irrelevant beyond the pure inflammatory trolling aspect.
Anyway they've basically killed the thing.
Or how the biggest troll on the comments and blogs sections was actually a member of staff with an agenda - more about driving career/business direction, the comments were irrelevant beyond the pure inflammatory trolling aspect.
Anyway they've basically killed the thing.
FredClogs said:
Has the Telegraph changed or have you?
Read them all, that's what I do, not everyday but I grew up in a house where every newspaper was present everyday - it's much easier with the internet to get a combined news intake these days, why anyone would subscribe to a single source is the real question. You can always still ignore what doesn't confirm your prejudices.
I like the Windows 10 News app that aggregates loads of sources. The new iOS News app is pretty good, too.Read them all, that's what I do, not everyday but I grew up in a house where every newspaper was present everyday - it's much easier with the internet to get a combined news intake these days, why anyone would subscribe to a single source is the real question. You can always still ignore what doesn't confirm your prejudices.
I still like the idea of a quality "newspaper" (website), though, that would do the aggregation for me, and sift out the crap. But there's nothing that does anymore, really, that I've found.
I think I'd just go with the News app for now and wait to see if someone decides to launch something worthwhile.
Jonesy23 said:
Also best not to ask too much about the people who were getting jobs and promotion because of their 'close friendship' with more senior members of staff rather than any sort of competence.
Or how the biggest troll on the comments and blogs sections was actually a member of staff with an agenda - more about driving career/business direction, the comments were irrelevant beyond the pure inflammatory trolling aspect.
Anyway they've basically killed the thing.
Or how the biggest troll on the comments and blogs sections was actually a member of staff with an agenda - more about driving career/business direction, the comments were irrelevant beyond the pure inflammatory trolling aspect.
Anyway they've basically killed the thing.
rovermorris999 said:
Yes it's dire now. I cancelled some time ago around the time the intellectual giant that is Bryony Gordon started to get a higher profile.
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