The Daily Mail and our wider print media
Discussion
I don't receive the Mail. (In fact I don't buy a daily paper at all) and I don't knowingly visit their website, but today I was sent this link by a colleague:
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8220629/T...
Now, I watched that interview, and whilst Ms Whately didn't do herself any favours in the face of a quite unrelenting onslaught from Morgan, the one thing she most certainly didn't do was snigger! (see below for the pejorative meaning that the word snigger is intended to convey)
Did she adopt a sort of rictus briefly, in the way that some people do when they are nervous and out of their depth? Yes she certainly did. But snigger she did not.
snigger
verb
laugh in a half-suppressed, typically scornful way.
What on earth is the Mail playing at using language like this? I know the quality of tabloid print media is notoriously low, but to suggest that Whately sniggered at the plight of folks suffering from Covid19 could easily invite physical attacks on her.
Likewise Metro ran this story:
https://metro.co.uk/2020/04/15/piers-morgan-rages-...
These kinds of fabrications, lies, exaggerations and such like are utterly irresponsible. I'm not for controlling the Press, but surely there needs to be a mechanism to hold them to account for stuff like this (and worse) that appears?
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8220629/T...
Now, I watched that interview, and whilst Ms Whately didn't do herself any favours in the face of a quite unrelenting onslaught from Morgan, the one thing she most certainly didn't do was snigger! (see below for the pejorative meaning that the word snigger is intended to convey)
Did she adopt a sort of rictus briefly, in the way that some people do when they are nervous and out of their depth? Yes she certainly did. But snigger she did not.
snigger
verb
laugh in a half-suppressed, typically scornful way.
What on earth is the Mail playing at using language like this? I know the quality of tabloid print media is notoriously low, but to suggest that Whately sniggered at the plight of folks suffering from Covid19 could easily invite physical attacks on her.
Likewise Metro ran this story:
https://metro.co.uk/2020/04/15/piers-morgan-rages-...
These kinds of fabrications, lies, exaggerations and such like are utterly irresponsible. I'm not for controlling the Press, but surely there needs to be a mechanism to hold them to account for stuff like this (and worse) that appears?
I watched the interview, my impression was that she was totally frustrated because Morgan wasn't actually allowing her to finish her answer over and over again, and then proceeded to try and show her a headline despite her being briefed beforehand that she wouldn't need a visual link back to the studio. I certainly didn't get the impression she was laughing at peoples plight, but more at the shambolic interview.
It was a terrible interview from both sides, but that's equally terrible reporting.
It was a terrible interview from both sides, but that's equally terrible reporting.
Piers would be useful as a boat anchor. His and some others style of "journalism" is very poor with the "I'm gonna get you" approach. I liked listening to the news to catch up with what is going on but in recent years news, all I'm hearing is opinions and not facts.
As for Whatley. I don't believe she laughed and it was more so a frustration let out. She came across very poor and should shy away from any interviews until she has facts and figures. He ripped her apart as she was poor and deservedly so.
As for Whatley. I don't believe she laughed and it was more so a frustration let out. She came across very poor and should shy away from any interviews until she has facts and figures. He ripped her apart as she was poor and deservedly so.
tty on BBC is particularly bad at it, in fact I can't stand her knowitall attitude. I am confused by the thread title.
From the replies it appears to be more about a TV interview, nothing to do with print media.
I haven't clicked the link. Never do when the daily mail is the source.
As far as print media goes I think we can all agree that most printed newspapers are on their knees, now whether that is a good thing, is another matter.
From the replies it appears to be more about a TV interview, nothing to do with print media.
I haven't clicked the link. Never do when the daily mail is the source.
As far as print media goes I think we can all agree that most printed newspapers are on their knees, now whether that is a good thing, is another matter.
Drumroll said:
I am confused by the thread title.
From the replies it appears to be more about a TV interview, nothing to do with print media.
I haven't clicked the link. Never do when the daily mail is the source.
As far as print media goes I think we can all agree that most printed newspapers are on their knees, now whether that is a good thing, is another matter.
In the link, the Mail says that Whately 'sniggered' - she didn't. That language is very dangerous (as well as being a bare face lie)From the replies it appears to be more about a TV interview, nothing to do with print media.
I haven't clicked the link. Never do when the daily mail is the source.
As far as print media goes I think we can all agree that most printed newspapers are on their knees, now whether that is a good thing, is another matter.
andymadmak said:
I don't receive the Mail. (In fact I don't buy a daily paper at all) and I don't knowingly visit their website, but today I was sent this link by a colleague:
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8220629/T...
Now, I watched that interview, and whilst Ms Whately didn't do herself any favours in the face of a quite unrelenting onslaught from Morgan, the one thing she most certainly didn't do was snigger! (see below for the pejorative meaning that the word snigger is intended to convey)
Did she adopt a sort of rictus briefly, in the way that some people do when they are nervous and out of their depth? Yes she certainly did. But snigger she did not.
snigger
verb
laugh in a half-suppressed, typically scornful way.
What on earth is the Mail playing at using language like this? I know the quality of tabloid print media is notoriously low, but to suggest that Whately sniggered at the plight of folks suffering from Covid19 could easily invite physical attacks on her.
Likewise Metro ran this story:
https://metro.co.uk/2020/04/15/piers-morgan-rages-...
These kinds of fabrications, lies, exaggerations and such like are utterly irresponsible. I'm not for controlling the Press, but surely there needs to be a mechanism to hold them to account for stuff like this (and worse) that appears?
Metro is just Mail-lite, as is the Evening Standardhttps://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8220629/T...
Now, I watched that interview, and whilst Ms Whately didn't do herself any favours in the face of a quite unrelenting onslaught from Morgan, the one thing she most certainly didn't do was snigger! (see below for the pejorative meaning that the word snigger is intended to convey)
Did she adopt a sort of rictus briefly, in the way that some people do when they are nervous and out of their depth? Yes she certainly did. But snigger she did not.
snigger
verb
laugh in a half-suppressed, typically scornful way.
What on earth is the Mail playing at using language like this? I know the quality of tabloid print media is notoriously low, but to suggest that Whately sniggered at the plight of folks suffering from Covid19 could easily invite physical attacks on her.
Likewise Metro ran this story:
https://metro.co.uk/2020/04/15/piers-morgan-rages-...
These kinds of fabrications, lies, exaggerations and such like are utterly irresponsible. I'm not for controlling the Press, but surely there needs to be a mechanism to hold them to account for stuff like this (and worse) that appears?
Piers Morgan operates on the basis of "gotcha journalism/interviews", and along with the wider gutter press it is a showing of how bad journalism and the mainstream media have become.
Its embarrassing to watch but as its intention is to cause 'outrage' and then in doing so generate social media likes/emojis then it seems to continue.
Andrew Marr, Peston, Laura K, etc. , they all do similar these days, and from both left and right media outlets.
It all really took off during the brexitdebates arguments but its seems to have continued and is getting very tiresome to watch.
What exactly is the viewer supposed to take away from such arguments and a lack of coherence in the interview?
Its embarrassing to watch but as its intention is to cause 'outrage' and then in doing so generate social media likes/emojis then it seems to continue.
Andrew Marr, Peston, Laura K, etc. , they all do similar these days, and from both left and right media outlets.
It all really took off during the brexit
What exactly is the viewer supposed to take away from such arguments and a lack of coherence in the interview?
andymadmak said:
Drumroll said:
I am confused by the thread title.
From the replies it appears to be more about a TV interview, nothing to do with print media.
I haven't clicked the link. Never do when the daily mail is the source.
As far as print media goes I think we can all agree that most printed newspapers are on their knees, now whether that is a good thing, is another matter.
In the link, the Mail says that Whately 'sniggered' - she didn't. That language is very dangerous (as well as being a bare face lie)From the replies it appears to be more about a TV interview, nothing to do with print media.
I haven't clicked the link. Never do when the daily mail is the source.
As far as print media goes I think we can all agree that most printed newspapers are on their knees, now whether that is a good thing, is another matter.
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