The Irish Media and Trolling

ThinkAboutIt

First time poster, long time reader.

Do you think the Irish media trolls the people every day? Honest answer please.

Some of the stories are just put up day after day to get people angry, that's all, and people fall for it every time....

SEPT 23 1989

Its called kite flying

Procasinator

It's not the anger per se they are going for, it's the sales. If anger drives sales, so be it.

Likewise, page 3 sells by sex. It's not because they want to make the public horny. It's just another sales line.

Yes of course its why I gave up reading the Sunday independent

mike65

Boards trolls Irish Media.

Snakeblood

ThinkAboutIt wrote: »

First time poster, long time reader.

Do you think the Irish media trolls the people every day? Honest answer please.

Some of the stories are just put up day after day to get people angry, that's all, and people fall for it every time....

Totally. Yellow journalism is all about getting people angry enough or emotive enough to buy the rag. The Mortgage relief thing gained legs because tyhe media jammed it down people's throats despite politicians saying it wasn't going to and couldn't happen.

CardBordWindow

Procasinator wrote: »

It's not the anger per se they are going for, it's the sales. If anger drives sales, so be it.

Likewise, page 3 sells by sex. It's not because they want to make the public horny. It's just another sales line.

They're bloody good at it though!


fap,fap,fap

orangebud

gave up on papers long time ago apart from the galway advertiser i have a weird fascination to Judge Mary Fahy

ThinkAboutIt

Doesn't that reflect badly on the Irish public for buying into it so easily....
I often read stories and think 'they'll be moaning about THAT on boards'

Sergeant

Not trolling. But there can often be an agenda. The preposterous idea of wide scale debt forgiveness was given some credence by the usual shower of hacks in the Sindo.

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orangebud wrote: »

gave up on papers long time ago apart from the galway advertiser i have a weird fascination to Judge Mary Fahy

I dunno what she looks like but I'm very attarcted to her judgements. Mary Fahy for President

Snakeblood

ThinkAboutIt wrote: »

Doesn't that reflect badly on the Irish public for buying into it so easily....
I often read stories and think 'they'll be moaning about THAT on boards'

It's not like the Irish public is particularly unique in that regard. Look at the Sun, the Mail, the Express. Little words writ large.

Dravokivich

It's not trolling when it's in the media, it's either;

Hysteria
Propaganda

Depending on the context.

Cathaoirleach

Kevin Myers is a professional troll.

Snakeblood

Cathaoirleach wrote: »

Kevin Myers is a professional troll.

Also physical.

ScumLord

Snakeblood wrote: »

Totally. Yellow journalism is all about getting people angry enough or emotive enough to buy the rag.

It's more like a drug because they're coming back for more.

orangebud

Brylee Uninterested Purple wrote: »

I dunno what she looks like but I'm very attarcted to her judgements. Mary Fahy for President

Shes my Dear Jane or what ever the sex page is called in the Star

Sergeant

Cathaoirleach wrote: »

Kevin Myers is a professional troll.

No he isn't. He just has different opinions to you.

TheZohanS

Cathaoirleach wrote: »

Kevin Myers is a professional troll.

Yes but even a broken clock is right twice a day.

Snakeblood

TheZohan wrote: »

Yes but even a broken clock is right twice a day.

Not if you smash it with a hammer.

AhSureTisGrand

Sergeant wrote: »

No he isn't. He just has different opinions to you.

He has different opinions to everyone

Chuck Stone

Sergeant wrote: »

No he isn't. He just has different opinions to you.

In fairness he does tend to magnify those factors of a subject which will court the most controversy.