Joe Q Public
Ok, I’ll admit famous may be pushing it. But then again, every time that I turn on the news or read a magazine the dipshit is proffering ‘opinions’ on subjects that old Joe clearly doesn’t have a clue/give a shit about. Fuck knows why the reporters are asking his opinion? No one wants to hear it, we’d rather hear more from the professional.

Joes opinions range from ‘it’s bad’ to ‘it’s sad’, with maybe a little ‘disgusting’ in between.

Ol’ Joe is a bit of a dirty bastard as well. He’s always thinking of the children, and telling everyone else that they should be thinking of the children as well. Well not quite everyone obviously.

Joe is also the king of the knee jerk reaction. Frequently heard to exclaim that ‘something must be done’. Of course, Joe doesn’t know what needs to be done and you can get fucked if you think that Joe’s going to raise a finger to do ‘something’ himself. But something needs to be done and that voice of his will be heard.... after all Joe pays his taxes.

But the main reason I hate Joe so much? It is simply because Joe doesn’t have to be like he is. If he’d just take an extra 30 seconds thought before shouting someone down, or just a little reading before grabbing that pitchfork and spearheading the latest witch hunt; he might not be the reactionary fellow that he is and be far more pleasant for it.

I feel that you’re letting the side down Joe, and that hurts.
( Kovacs Slogan free since 2003, Wed 10 Feb 2010, 21:34, 4 replies)

Hmm...
...what do you reckon (to quote a well-known duo)?

Couldn't agree more. Funny, but I'd rather my licence fee/Sky sub was spent on securing interviews with people close to the issue at hand, or at least possessing a useful knowledge of the subject. An informed debate is surely more interesting than "Er, well, it's not right is it, I mean, yer know..."

And while we're at it, why does Joe get a bored hack, cameraman and sound man dispatched behind the lines in Daventry, while Rageh Omaar and John Simpson have to 'webcam' their copy in on their own?

/rant
(Good old boy just like yer grandma!, Wed 10 Feb 2010, 21:47, closed)

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Have a read of Flat Earth News by Nick Davies. It is an insightful, yet depressing look at the way reporting has evolved over the last few years.
( Kovacs Slogan free since 2003, Wed 10 Feb 2010, 22:32, closed)

I don't like his mate, Joe Bloggs either.
I have to listen to Radio 1 'News'beat, and on there, they get the opinions of the masses through the well known research body 'Facebook'.

When a serious story is interspersed with "Numbnuts in Shitsville has contacted us saying 'I don't like it', whilst on the other hand Dickface from Lametown said 'I like it', strong views from both, but what do you think?"

How do these people get their jobs reporting? They probably have good degrees, from good unis, but are sinking to the radio equivalent of the Daily Sport.
(The Kwyjibo A big, dumb, balding North American ape., Thu 11 Feb 2010, 11:04, closed)

According to Private Eye
At least one journalist on one of the "serious" newspapers uses Twitter to get help and opinions for his stories - appealing to his followers for ideas etc.
Whatever happened to working for a living?
( Snappyuk gets BIGGER with free sample., Thu 11 Feb 2010, 12:43, closed)