Salmond & The Hootsman

[snooky]

Just read that Salmond part of a consortium that is trying to buy The Scotsman from Johnson Press.
(Brian Wilson put on suicide watch no doubt. :greengrin)

https://dailybusinessgroup.co.uk/2017/10/salmond-in-consortium-bid-for-scotsman/

[Beefster]

First poster to move from “it’s a rag” to “I always had a soft spot for it” wins a prize.

[snooky]

First poster to move from “it’s a rag” to “I always had a soft spot for it” wins a prize.

Or vice versa? :wink:

[Hibbyradge]

I've always had a soft spot for that rag.

[heretoday]

Good. The Scotsman is unrecognisable from the great paper it once was.

[ronaldo7]

Good. The Scotsman is unrecognisable from the great paper it once was.

We have a winner.

[snooky]

"The Times" Aren't A-Changing. Well, not according to WoS.
Times journo Dan Sanderson saying that the SNP conference poorly attended while the Rev provides conflicting photos.
Come one boys, which one of you is telling the porkies? :hmmm:

[Hibbyradge]

"The Times" Aren't A-Changing. Well, not according to WoS.
Times journo Dan Sanderson saying that the SNP conference poorly attended while the Rev provides conflicting photos.
Come one boys, which one of you is telling the porkies? :hmmm:

Both, probably.

But people will believe exactly what they want to.

[Pretty Boy]

"The Times" Aren't A-Changing. Well, not according to WoS.
Times journo Dan Sanderson saying that the SNP conference poorly attended while the Rev provides conflicting photos.
Come one boys, which one of you is telling the porkies? :hmmm:

I'd suggest both have utilised photos that appear to support what they wanted to see.

[ronaldo7]

"The Times" Aren't A-Changing. Well, not according to WoS.
Times journo Dan Sanderson saying that the SNP conference poorly attended while the Rev provides conflicting photos.
Come one boys, which one of you is telling the porkies? :hmmm:

I'm sure the photographers could have taken a photo of empty seats at any of the party conferences.

The truth will be somewhere in the middle.

[snooky]

I'm sure the photographers could have taken a photo of empty seats at any of the party conferences.

The truth will be somewhere in the middle.

:agree: And to be fair, the Rev could do the same.

My point is, these days there's so much spin, morphing into fake news, that the real truth is almost impossible to ascertain sometimes.
It's a sad reflection on our current media culture as a whole. Utterly devoid of morals or ethics.

[ronaldo7]

:agree: And to be fair, the Rev could do the same.

My point is, these days there's so much spin, morphing into fake news, that the real truth is almost impossible to ascertain sometimes.
It's a sad reflection on our current media culture as a whole. Utterly devoid of morals or ethics.

AGREE.

I noticed that dans photo was posted at 3.05, and the speech started a wee bit later. 😂

[JeMeSouviens]

"The Times" Aren't A-Changing. Well, not according to WoS.
Times journo Dan Sanderson saying that the SNP conference poorly attended while the Rev provides conflicting photos.
Come one boys, which one of you is telling the porkies? :hmmm:

Actually he doesn't really.

The journo tweet pic:

https://wingsoverscotland.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/fmsand.jpg

One of WoS pics:

https://wingsoverscotland.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/fm6.jpg

The white barrier running behind the walkway in pic 1 is the white barrier near the top of pic2. In pic2 you can't see behind it to see if there's folk there as it's too dark. Either way, there's still a humungous amount more people there than for any other Scottish party conference, so I'm not sure why either party feels the need to make an issue?

[snooky]

Actually he doesn't really.

The journo tweet pic:......

....The white barrier running behind the walkway in pic 1 is the white barrier near the top of pic2. In pic2 you can't see behind it to see if there's folk there as it's too dark. Either way, there's still a humungous amount more people there than for any other Scottish party conference, so I'm not sure why either party feels the need to make an issue?

That's my point. Both photos could be perfectly kosher however, it's how they are presented and described that bothers me.
Smoke and mirrors/fake news/twisted reporting - call it what you like.
They should just tell it like it is and stop distorting everything into a misconception.

To me, The Times reporter appears to be guilty of that charge in this instance by his insinuation that the place was half empty.

[Greenworld]

The place was packed full watched it live and yeas there were odd spaces but at the standing ovations you could see it was packed

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[Smartie]

:agree: And to be fair, the Rev could do the same.

My point is, these days there's so much spin, morphing into fake news, that the real truth is almost impossible to ascertain sometimes.
It's a sad reflection on our current media culture as a whole. Utterly devoid of morals or ethics.

Sorry to take this OT, but I'm going to say something positive about Donald Trump.

His "fake news" phrase is catchy, and people have noted it. More than ever, people are questioning sources, questioning the accuracy of what they are seeing/reading, and questioning the motivation of the people producing the work.

This is a good thing.

(On this occasion I'll turn a blind eye to the fact that it is purely accidental, and that his intentions are more likely to be attempts to mislead and obfuscate for personal gain.)

[Hibbyradge]

Sorry to take this OT, but I'm going to say something positive about Donald Trump.

His "fake news" phrase is catchy, and people have noted it. More than ever, people are questioning sources, questioning the accuracy of what they are seeing/reading, and questioning the motivation of the people producing the work.

This is a good thing.

(On this occasion I'll turn a blind eye to the fact that it is purely accidental, and that his intentions are more likely to be attempts to mislead and obfuscate for personal gain.)

I doubt that you meant it that way, but the term "fake news" wasn't coined by Trump. It's not his phrase although he uses it all the time.

Give him credit for nowt. 😁

[Just Alf]

I doubt that you meant it that way, but the term "fake news" wasn't coined by Trump. It's not his phrase although he uses it all the time.

Give him credit for nowt. [emoji16]And on top of that, the "Fake News" stuff was originally pointed at him and his supporters.... Now he's in power he's done a 180 degree turn on it as it no longer suits his agenda

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[Hibbyradge]

And on top of that, the "Fake News" stuff was originally pointed at him and his supporters.... Now he's in power he's done a 180 degree turn on it as it no longer suits his agenda

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He's u-turned on a number of things.

Jailing people (especially relatives) for using personal email servers for White House business, being one.

[Smartie]

I hate myself for saying anything remotely positive about Trump as I truly cannot stand him, but i do think it is possibly the only thing that has happened during his tenure that can be viewed as positive.

He may not have coined the phrase, but his use of it and the fact that the most powerful man in the world is encouraging scrutiny of media outlets and to have people asking questions is in my opinion a good thing.

If for no other reason than the fact that it might end up snaring Trump.

[marinello59]

I hate myself for saying anything remotely positive about Trump as I truly cannot stand him, but i do think it is possibly the only thing that has happened during his tenure that can be viewed as positive.

He may not have coined the phrase, but his use of it and the fact that the most powerful man in the world is encouraging scrutiny of media outlets and to have people asking questions is in my opinion a good thing.

If for no other reason than the fact that it might end up snaring Trump.

There is nothing positive about it at all. It's a dangerous attack on the freedom of the press, he wants to shut down any criticism, it beggars belief that people are actually supporting him on this.

[Smartie]

There is nothing positive about it at all. It's a dangerous attack on the freedom of the press, he wants to shut down any criticism, it beggars belief that people are actually supporting him on this.

I'm not supporting him on it. He's a deranged lunatic who in talking about "fake news" is more often than not attempting to discredit people who are justifiably criticising him.

I am merely pointing out the fact that "fake news" is becoming a popular phrase as people question the accuracy and intentions of media articles (such as the one above which is about Sky, The Times and coverage of the SNP conference) more than ever, mainly due to the repeated us of the phrase by the president of the USA.

Which is, in my opinion, an accidental good thing that Trump has done.

[marinello59]

I'm not supporting him on it. He's a deranged lunatic who in talking about "fake news" is more often than not attempting to discredit people who are justifiably criticising him.

I am merely pointing out the fact that "fake news" is becoming a popular phrase as people question the accuracy and intentions of media articles (such as the one above which is about Sky, The Times and coverage of the SNP conference) more than ever, mainly due to the repeated us of the phrase by the president of the USA.

Which is, in my opinion, an accidental good thing that Trump has done.

'Fake News' is nothing more than a catch phrase for people to employ when denouncing the 'MSM' for reporting anything that does not fit in with their own particular world view. People have always been capable extracting the relevant information and forming their own opinions based on the what they read, see and hear from the media. All that is new now is that Trump and others like him would rather trust some rather unsavoury bloggers who tell them what they want to hear.
The National is a mainstream media publication staffed by journalists who have exactly the same morals and ethic as journalists on other publications. What do you think the chances of any SNP supporters here or elsewhere dismissing anything they report as fake news are?

[ronaldo7]

That's my point. Both photos could be perfectly kosher however, it's how they are presented and described that bothers me.
Smoke and mirrors/fake news/twisted reporting - call it what you like.
They should just tell it like it is and stop distorting everything into a misconception.

To me, The Times reporter appears to be guilty of that charge in this instance by his insinuation that the place was half empty.

:agree:

A wee twitter spat occurred yesterday, with Aidan Kerr's story about a minister taking a taxi ride costing £4.68, to an event she was speaking at about active learning through physical activity.

She took a taxi from the parliament to meadowbank stadium. The story in this case was true, but you have to wonder about the motives behind it.

https://t.co/MwWDId5ns2


Miles Briggs, tory MSP piled in to condemn the minister, forgetting that he took a taxi ride from the Parliament to the pleasance for £2.75

It might have been a slow news day, yesterday, however, I would have thought we've more news stories to be going on with at the moment.

[SouthsideHarp_Bhoy]

:agree:

A wee twitter spat occurred yesterday, with Aidan Kerr's story about a minister taking a taxi ride costing £4.68, to an event she was speaking at about active learning through physical activity.

She took a taxi from the parliament to meadowbank stadium. The story in this case was true, but you have to wonder about the motives behind it.

https://t.co/MwWDId5ns2


Miles Briggs, tory MSP piled in to condemn the minister, forgetting that he took a taxi ride from the Parliament to the pleasance for £2.75

It might have been a slow news day, yesterday, however, I would have thought we've more news stories to be going on with at the moment.

Stories like that really are gutter journalism. Its not as if Ministers can just leave 45 minutes early so they can take a gentle stroll down london road to meadowbank.

I appreciate the tories in scotland are a bit sensitive when it comes to taxi expenses, but that is petty in the extreme.

[Smartie]

'Fake News' is nothing more than a catch phrase for people to employ when denouncing the 'MSM' for reporting anything that does not fit in with their own particular world view. People have always been capable extracting the relevant information and forming their own opinions based on the what they read, see and hear from the media. All that is new now is that Trump and others like him would rather trust some rather unsavoury bloggers who tell them what they want to hear.
The National is a mainstream media publication staffed by journalists who have exactly the same morals and ethic as journalists on other publications. What do you think the chances of any SNP supporters here or elsewhere dismissing anything they report as fake news are?

I'm an SNP supporter and agree with exactly what you say about it. Their stories will be told in a particular way, from a particular angle, to engage with a particular demographic and is unlikely to be any more or less accurate than anything else from any other paper. It will be spin, spin, spin (which is fine from my point of view as it is spin that is easy enough to hear).

They might venture into "fake news" territory from time to time, every paper will get their facts wrong from time to time.

It is interesting to see how events like this SNP conference are reported on, especially if it happens to be something you have witnessed first hand. It would be interesting to hear from people at the conference whether the room was half full as some papers say, or bursting at the seams like the National side would suggest.

I suppose "what actually happened" in the aftermath of the 2016 Scottish Cup final would be an example.

[660]

Wasn’t fake news originally made up articles on obscure websites circulated on social media to purposefully push an agenda, often done by hostile governments.

It had nothing to do with the MSM until Trump adopted it to attack the press and draw attention away from a serious issue which was a factor in him winning the election.

[SouthsideHarp_Bhoy]

Wasn’t fake news originally made up articles on obscure websites circulated on social media to purposefully push an agenda, often done by hostile governments.

It had nothing to do with the MSM until Trump adopted it to attack the press and draw attention away from a serious issue which was a factor in him winning the election.

Yeah i think so.

[Mr Grieves]

:agree:

A wee twitter spat occurred yesterday, with Aidan Kerr's story about a minister taking a taxi ride costing £4.68, to an event she was speaking at about active learning through physical activity.

She took a taxi from the parliament to meadowbank stadium. The story in this case was true, but you have to wonder about the motives behind it.

https://t.co/MwWDId5ns2


Miles Briggs, tory MSP piled in to condemn the minister, forgetting that he took a taxi ride from the Parliament to the pleasance for £2.75

It might have been a slow news day, yesterday, however, I would have thought we've more news stories to be going on with at the moment.

That just looks like a tory press release attacking the SNP and the journalist has been happy to present it
to a larger audience.

If the journalist's intention was to attack expenses he could have pointed out a number of MSPs, from all party's, have claimed expenses for short taxi journeys, including the hypocrite he's quoted in the article. But I'm thinking that wasn't the point of the article.

[McD]

That just looks like a tory press release attacking the SNP and the journalist has been happy to present it
to a larger audience.

If the journalist's intention was to attack expenses he could have pointed out a number of MSPs, from all party's, have claimed expenses for short taxi journeys, including the hypocrite he's quoted in the article. But I'm thinking that wasn't the point of the article.


One of if my main reasons for not having much trust or faith in most politicians, the hypocrisy, double standards, whataboutery, lying, self serving crap that most of them come out with.

Feels like it’s moved away from ‘vote for us because we'll do xyz’, and more along the lines of ‘don’t vote for them coz they’re bad, or badder than us at least’.

[snooky]

One of if my main reasons for not having much trust or faith in most politicians, the hypocrisy, double standards, whataboutery, lying, self serving crap that most of them come out with.

Feels like it’s moved away from ‘vote for us because we'll do xyz’, and more along the lines of ‘don’t vote for them coz they’re bad, or badder than us at least’.

Spot on!
A parcel of rogues, the lot of them.