Negative Media

**BohDiddley** · 12/05/2005, 5:14 PM

Originally Posted by Bald Student

media are commercial organisations

Untrue, or at least only half true, unless you're talking about Smashey FM or some similar slave to the so-called 'realities' of the market.
No media organization worth its salt can neglect its public service function. Even in the unlikely event of the IT and the Indo etc. admitting that their sole aim in life is to sell newspapers, RTE can't say all they want to to is maximise audience. It's a public service broadcaster, or is supposed to be. That's why we pay a TV licence, and why it's ironic that Setanta and TV3 do more, however paltry their efforts, to promote domestic football.

**LukeO** · 12/05/2005, 8:07 PM

Originally Posted by aido_b

that just shows how much you actually read sport everyday. Wheres Aidan Fitzmaurice, Neil O Riordan or Stephen Finn.

Neil O'Riordan is a tosser!

Originally Posted by pete

Why do the irish media give scores for english league one, two & sometimes even scottish 1st division?

Do even a handful of readers have any interest at all?

In fairness, if you asked any Irish bookmakers you would be surprised by the amount of people who place bets on even the most obscure games in Britai. I'm sure they would read match reports and previews.

**A face** · 12/05/2005, 9:13 PM

Originally Posted by thomas

they'll be cutting and pasting your contribution fairly shortly too!

But sure isn't that all the ever do .... the auld and paste trick, i mean you seriously can claim there is an imagination involved !!!

Most eL fans have the measure of that lot alright i can asure you of that .... you can be 100% sure of that, they give their 'opinion' and the fans give theirs !!

**mypost** · 13/05/2005, 4:46 AM

Originally Posted by Slash/ED

Indeed, I've never seen a Spanish match report with "Athletico reject Ra�l put Real one up" in it.

They did when Raul scored against Atletico in his first Madrid derby 10 years ago.

**hamish** · 13/05/2005, 5:54 AM

Please, I need help from you good Footiepersons. I think I just read Gerry Thornley mentioned in the good sports journalist category. Please tell me I'm hallucinating. Did I really read that?? Had to be an illusion.
For fcuks sake.

**Slash/ED** · 13/05/2005, 12:20 PM

Originally Posted by mypost

They did when Raul scored against Atletico in his first Madrid derby 10 years ago.

That was relevant at the time, they don't keep going on about how poor Real must be to be employing a striker who couldn't make the grade at Athletico do they?