For some reason Google Now has presented me with articles from the Daily Mail as suggested reading. Sometimes I click them and wonder a few things: why does a UK site publish so much LA-biz stuff? Geez the articles are awfully short; and holy crap there's lots of adverts on the page.
but for the ads, I think that applies to most sites with entertainment news crud. On Tue, Jan 26, 2016 at 10:53 AM, Adam Bowie <[email protected]> wrote: > Indeed it really seems to be looking at what the other sites are > publishing and then rewriting it and publishing it yourself, often with no > or minimal credit, as quickly as possible. It's a volume game. > > Indeed that's precisely the business model of the Daily Mail, which may > have actual journalists writing vaguely original copy for the printed > newspaper, but have many hundreds more lowly "journalists" who have to > rewrite copy from other sites, and embellish whichever paparazzi shots have > just come in. They actually employ quite a lot of people in this sausage > factory. > > On Tue, Jan 26, 2016 at 3:47 PM, Jon Delfin <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Ausiello, Sepinwall, Mitovich -- these and their compatriots are not >> bloggers in the way you're implying. It's all about putting a volume of >> material out each day. The business models of these companies (TV Guide as >> well) have no allowance for proofreaders or copyeditors. More's the pity. >> On Jan 26, 2016 10:34 AM, "Kevin M." <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> >>> >>> On Tue, Jan 26, 2016 at 3:59 AM, Jon Delfin <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> If you're annoyed by the (relatively low) number of typos at THR, you >>>> definitely want to stay away from HitFix and TV Line. >>>> >>> >>> I don't expect the same level of proofreading from blogs that I do from >>> published journals, not that bloggers can't be journalists, but they are >>> more likely to be unpaid journalists >>> >>>> >>>> I miss the days when professional writers had pride in their work (and >>>> copyeditors). >>>> >>>> The same can be said about people in almost any occupation in 2016. In >>> my current blue-collar job, there are others who work with me who are >>> content to stand around on the clock when there is no work to be done, >>> whereas I'm of the belief that you don't waste money and either find >>> something to do or clock out and go home. Having even a tiny bit of a work >>> ethic apparently is rare. >>> >>> P.S.-If anybody knows anybody who is hiring, please do let me know. >>> >>> -- >>> Kevin M. (RPCV) >>> >>> -- >>> -- >>> TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "TV or Not TV" group. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected] >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> [email protected] >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en >>> --- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "TVorNotTV" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>> an email to [email protected]. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>> >> -- >> -- >> TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >> Groups "TV or Not TV" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected] >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected] >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "TVorNotTV" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > > -- > -- > TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "TV or Not TV" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "TVorNotTV" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
