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Newspaper Opinion Columnists

  • 20-03-2014 11:39am
    #1
    Tombo2001
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,709 ✭✭✭


    Am I the only one who feels that you'd do better yourself.

    I wont name names, but half the time I read these article I think "you'd see a lot better on boards.ie - why is this man/ woman getting national exposure for this nonsense"......

    Obviously there are a few good ones. But too many duds.


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  • #2
    mike65
    Closed Accounts Posts: 88,972 ✭✭✭✭mike65


    Half the articles in the indo/sindo are "inspired" by After Hours as far as I can tell.

    Opinion pieces are the DJ chatter of print journalism - cheap and plentiful.


  • #3
    expectationlost
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,987 ✭✭✭✭expectationlost


    they are paid trolls


  • #4
    manageit
    Registered Users Posts: 23 ✭manageit


    I will name names
    Brenda Power
    Kevin Myers
    Matt Cooper
    Ian O'Doherty
    I would prefer an advert in their place.


  • #5
    Green Giant
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,508 ✭✭✭Green Giant


    It is genuinely distressing to realise that John Waters is being paid to insert his opinions into a national newspaper.

    I would prefer a collage of election posters instead of his column


  • #6
    AlekSmart
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,005 ✭✭✭✭AlekSmart


    manageit wrote: »
    I will name names
    Brenda Power
    Kevin Myers
    Matt Cooper
    Ian O'Doherty
    I would prefer an advert in their place.

    Can we add Kitty Holland to this list....?


    Men, it has been well said, think in herds; it will be seen that they go mad in herds, while they only recover their senses slowly, and one by one.

    Charles Mackay (1812-1889)



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  • #7
    expectationlost
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,987 ✭✭✭✭expectationlost


    AlekSmart wrote: »
    Can we add Kitty Holland to this list....?
    kitty holland is not a columnist, more activist journalist

    but I would add fintan o'toole and vincent browne to the list even if I generally agree with them they should pitch a actual journalist story twice a week and it gets in if its good and not if it isn't.


  • #8
    Mark Oxford
    Closed Accounts Posts: 39 ✭Mark Oxford


    People would be very foolish to take too much heed of these columnists.

    Usually they have a vested interest or a drum to beat.

    I wouldn't sweat too much about them.


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