Tabloidisation / Sensationalism

jrey1981

Does this increasingly to Irish newspapers?

I'm thinking of one in particular which went tabloid not that long ago, and whose Sunday edition is a tabloid in all but size.

Am I correct in thinking that it used to be more serious and less sensational once upon a time, and has gone downhill, or is that a rose-tinted memory?

http://observer.guardian.co.uk/business/story/0,,2000118,00.html

TheNog

I find this article very true. I have noticed how much of a downward trend our national newspapers have taken in writing the facts. It seems that celebrity news is as hot if not hotter than real news and it disgusts me. I have taken to reading all news available on the net such as breakingnews.ie. There are no celebrity news on it and it is not sensationalised as described in the Guardian article.

constitutionus

well if proof is needed just look at the coverage of that poor girl that got savaged by the pitbull today. they re waffling on the radio now about how the dogs should be banned with nary a word about the owners negligence at all.

now im not gonna defend owning a dog bred for fighting but do think theres a kneejerk reaction by the media over this, so much so it makes you wonder if they have a generic front page already made up just waiting for a pic of the victim and a name so as to rush it to the press.

sad fact is hack journalism sells. no one really cares that much about the truth if it gets in the way of a good story which is why i too now look to the net and foreign broadcast media to get an impartial view on a story. hell sometimes a story isnt covered at all. look at the coverage of the main papers, it may be in a different order but they all cover the same crap with precious little difference in actual content. ive seen things on AERTEL thatve never been mentioned in the papers , some of it big news, yet it doesnt make the papers. really makes ya wonder about their function in society.

Jackie laughlin

News is about current interesting/amusing stories. If you want thoughtful material you'll find it to be very scarce among news stories.

blue4ever

well if proof is needed just look at the coverage of that poor girl that got savaged by the pitbull today. they re waffling on the radio now about how the dogs should be banned with nary a word about the owners negligence at all.

now see - thats where you begin to show a scant disregard to the process of the media - your statement, were it published in Irish Print would have cost the media organisation thousands - just on our whim. The "owners negligence" or otherwise has not been confirmed - bar by you - you have just prejudiced the trial and the owner would go free even if negligence was the issue

now im not gonna defend owning a dog bred for fighting but do think theres a kneejerk reaction by the media over this, so much so it makes you wonder if they have a generic front page already made up just waiting for a pic of the victim and a name so as to rush it to the press.

And your point …. On the pack of a more fatal case in the UK its topical

sad fact is hack journalism sells. no one really cares that much about the truth if it gets in the way of a good story which is why i too now look to the net and foreign broadcast media to get an impartial view on a story. hell sometimes a story isnt covered at all. look at the coverage of the main papers, it may be in a different order but they all cover the same crap with precious little difference in actual content. ive seen things on AERTEL thatve never been mentioned in the papers , some of it big news, yet it doesnt make the papers. really makes ya wonder about their function in society.

The truth – if you lie in print the media owners take it up the ying yang

Good stories are always covered – good stores for the masses – not the fringes

I’v seen thing on Aertel that don’t warrant being on Aertel – let alone waste ink and paper

constitutionus

if you look closer you'll see i didnt say the owner of the dog was negligent. i said the subject of negligence by the owner wasnt broached. what we got was a rant about dogs when the question shoudve been why a breed of dog that by law is meant to be muzzled and on a leash was not. none of which any decent lawyer couldnt defend with ease, hell the press go way further when they name defendents in murder trials so this should be a doddle