those who comment on journal.ie

BoJack Horseman · 31-05-2016 10:59am

keano_afc wrote: »

The Journal is a cesspool. The quality of the journalism is far, far worse than the comment section though. Its basically trawl Twitter for "funny" tweets and then unleash them on the knuckledraggers.

Journalism is one of those areas where if the government said: 'F*ck it.... full fees for journo college courses'... the country would be pretty fine with it.

davo2001 · 31-05-2016 11:00am

Boards.ie isn't much better TBH :pac:

honreal · 31-05-2016 11:00am

It used to be entertaining at times (the comment section that is) but it still baffles me how the journal is so popular when it's editorial team are garbage. Some of the **** they come up with on the daily edge too really makes my eyes bleed.

I delete that app a long time ago.

silverharp · 31-05-2016 11:47am

Journal.ie Hiring question , "do you know how to copy and paste?" "if not full training will be given"

suicide_circus · 31-05-2016 12:40pm

If you think the comment section of the Journal is bad, have you ever tried to read any of the articles? The staff seem to comprise exculsively of clickbait "banter" merchants whose research involves checking facebook and reddit.

Dr Strange · 31-05-2016 6:12pm

You should have a look at the Sky News comments, particularly on topics like immigrants, WWII, Brexit, etc.

If that was a real cross section of British society then everyone over there is still fighting either the Kaiser or Hitler, everything is the fault of Europe (EU) and True British People live in a country they can't recognise anymore and want to save it for their children and children's children so they can run free in the shires and get jobs without fear of Johnny Foreigner competing for them or being given a house, job and spending money as soon as they enter the UK.

guile4582 · 13-12-2016 5:14pm

Wally Mooney turned into Benjy Mooney and when he got a bit of heat off other posters he suddenly became Benjy Rooney, two posts after being Wally, same AAA avatar!!. It's like a car crash! why do I keep looking!!!!!!!!!!!!

pumpkin4life · 13-12-2016 5:17pm

I love that Wally Mooney lad!

It would be fierce craic to go for a few cans with him.

guile4582 · 13-12-2016 5:19pm

he should take over from Vincent Browne on TV3

Stonedpilot · 14-12-2016 4:59pm

The irony is they are exactly the same people who post here!. Loads of boards people on thejournal comments section.

Train Dragon · 14-12-2016 5:14pm

eviltwin wrote: »

Probably made up of people previously banned from Boards

Journal and Boards are owned by the same company so that would make sense. They also own Daft.

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Robsweezie · 14-12-2016 11:22pm

if you were to ever track them down and wave your phone in their face with their little comments on the screen, and ask them to elaborate/explain, they'd probably wither and want the ground to swallow them up like a paedo caught meeting girls in a sting operation.

14-12-2016 11:34pm

honreal wrote: »

It used to be entertaining at times (the comment section that is) but it still baffles me how the journal is so popular when it's editorial team are garbage. Some of the **** they come up with on the daily edge too really makes my eyes bleed.

I delete that app a long time ago.

The Daily Edge was much better about two or so years ago. The good contributors seem to have left and been replaced with the lot who are there now. One of those current writers, in particular, actually does her best to live up to the stereotype of the straight-white-male-hating "feminist". :rolleyes: Still get a laugh from the site sometimes though.

I like the concept of The Journal and the layout is quite user-friendly, but they definitely need to improve the quality of their journalism.

As for the commenters - mostly either far-left nutters or deeply unpleasant right-leaning bigots.