Comments on: Modern Journalism http://www.grannymar.com/blog/2009/08/07/modern-journalism/ I am not a has-been. I am a will be. Life may not be the party we hoped for, but while we are here we might as well dance Tue, 22 May 2012 08:11:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Grannymar http://www.grannymar.com/blog/2009/08/07/modern-journalism/#comment-25116 Grannymar Sun, 09 Aug 2009 07:19:50 +0000 http://www.grannymar.com/blog/?p=4238#comment-25116 @Jean Thanks for that. Here in the UK we must be covered by a valid <a href="http://www.tvlicensing.co.uk/information/index.jsp" rel="nofollow">TV Licence</a> if we watch or record television programmes as they're being shown on TV. The licence fee went up to £142.50 per annum on 1 April 2009. This fund is used to pay for <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/info/licencefee/ rel="nofollow">the BBC</a> Without a licence we are not supposed to watch other local channels like ITV & Channel 4. To add to that we have a wide variety of companies offering to provide <a href="http://www.digitaluk.co.uk/cost__and__options/service_comparison" rel="nofollow">digital coverage</a> at enormous expense! This opens the way to deciding between 40 to 230 different channels.... One would need to be a real couch potato for that. @Jean Thanks for that. Here in the UK we must be covered by a valid TV Licence if we watch or record television programmes as they’re being shown on TV. The licence fee went up to £142.50 per annum on 1 April 2009. This fund is used to pay for the BBC
Without a licence we are not supposed to watch other local channels like ITV & Channel 4. To add to that we have a wide variety of companies offering to provide digital coverage at enormous expense! This opens the way to deciding between 40 to 230 different channels…. One would need to be a real couch potato for that.

]]> By: Jean Browman--Cheerful Monk http://www.grannymar.com/blog/2009/08/07/modern-journalism/#comment-25113 Jean Browman--Cheerful Monk Sun, 09 Aug 2009 01:10:49 +0000 http://www.grannymar.com/blog/?p=4238#comment-25113 Grannymar, I forgot to ask, do you have to pay anything? How does it work there? Grannymar,
I forgot to ask, do you have to pay anything? How does it work there?

]]> By: Jean Browman--Cheerful Monk http://www.grannymar.com/blog/2009/08/07/modern-journalism/#comment-25110 Jean Browman--Cheerful Monk Sat, 08 Aug 2009 22:08:14 +0000 http://www.grannymar.com/blog/?p=4238#comment-25110 No, we don't pay anything to watch TV. It comes through an antenna on the roof of our apartment building. We did lose one of our channels when they switched to digital, but it wasn't that important. No, we don’t pay anything to watch TV. It comes through an antenna on the roof of our apartment building. We did lose one of our channels when they switched to digital, but it wasn’t that important.

]]> By: Grannymar http://www.grannymar.com/blog/2009/08/07/modern-journalism/#comment-25108 Grannymar Sat, 08 Aug 2009 19:21:06 +0000 http://www.grannymar.com/blog/?p=4238#comment-25108 @Magpie - What bugs me about BBC Main news programmes is how they tell what people are going to say, before they say it. For example: what the Queen will say at the opening of Parliament or the Prime Minister will say in the House of Commons hours before they get there or open their mouths! @Jean - Do you pay a TV licence as well as paying to view programmes? @Ashok - You have the gift of words, I compensate with other means. @Magpie - What bugs me about BBC Main news programmes is how they tell what people are going to say, before they say it. For example: what the Queen will say at the opening of Parliament or the Prime Minister will say in the House of Commons hours before they get there or open their mouths!

@Jean - Do you pay a TV licence as well as paying to view programmes?

@Ashok - You have the gift of words, I compensate with other means.

]]> By: Ashok http://www.grannymar.com/blog/2009/08/07/modern-journalism/#comment-25107 Ashok Sat, 08 Aug 2009 18:37:42 +0000 http://www.grannymar.com/blog/?p=4238#comment-25107 You always have such a unique way of presenting your takes on topics you choose. This was another such example of your creativity. I am absolutely in awe with it :) You always have such a unique way of presenting your takes on topics you choose. This was another such example of your creativity. I am absolutely in awe with it :)

]]> By: Jean Browman--Cheerful Monk http://www.grannymar.com/blog/2009/08/07/modern-journalism/#comment-25105 Jean Browman--Cheerful Monk Sat, 08 Aug 2009 17:49:24 +0000 http://www.grannymar.com/blog/?p=4238#comment-25105 About advertisements: I figure that's why the TV is free. It's also the reason I prerecord TV programs so I can fast-forward through the commercials. And that's why I mostly watch DVDs. A big part of the problem about getting good reporting is that most of us are spoiled and don't want to pay for it. We get the Economist among other newspapers (it comes once a week but calls itself a newspaper) and that seems to have a lot of good information. It's worth the money. The Wall Street Journal also had good information but it's been going downhill, partly because advertisers are going elsewhere, I suspect. It used to be a couple of hundred dollars a year but is raising its rates to $349 next year without the online version. They're trying to get us to renew for $444. It's a bit much considering the decline in quality. About advertisements: I figure that’s why the TV is free. It’s also the reason I prerecord TV programs so I can fast-forward through the commercials. And that’s why I mostly watch DVDs.

A big part of the problem about getting good reporting is that most of us are spoiled and don’t want to pay for it. We get the Economist among other newspapers (it comes once a week but calls itself a newspaper) and that seems to have a lot of good information. It’s worth the money. The Wall Street Journal also had good information but it’s been going downhill, partly because advertisers are going elsewhere, I suspect. It used to be a couple of hundred dollars a year but is raising its rates to $349 next year without the online version. They’re trying to get us to renew for $444. It’s a bit much considering the decline in quality.

]]> By: Magpie11 http://www.grannymar.com/blog/2009/08/07/modern-journalism/#comment-25097 Magpie11 Sat, 08 Aug 2009 12:14:17 +0000 http://www.grannymar.com/blog/?p=4238#comment-25097 Ignoring the tabloids and then fighting ones way past the Murdoch spin etc The quality news papers here can be informative. I know many people who are under the impression that the BBC are and arm of (corrupt) government and the political parties all complain..they must be doing things right! Ignoring the tabloids and then fighting ones way past the Murdoch spin etc The quality news papers here can be informative.
I know many people who are under the impression that the BBC are and arm of (corrupt) government and the political parties all complain..they must be doing things right!

]]> By: Grannymar http://www.grannymar.com/blog/2009/08/07/modern-journalism/#comment-25090 Grannymar Sat, 08 Aug 2009 07:55:32 +0000 http://www.grannymar.com/blog/?p=4238#comment-25090 @Nick - Yes, there are a few who provide serious unbiased investigative reporting, but there are plenty who take the easy road of sound bites. @Baino - Don't get me started on sport.... over loud noise is my big bugbear. It interferes with any commentary and is not necessary on radio or TV. @Jean - Thanks for the link. It reminded me of another of my pet hates.... advertising being the bread of every news sandwich. @Nick - Yes, there are a few who provide serious unbiased investigative reporting, but there are plenty who take the easy road of sound bites.

@Baino - Don’t get me started on sport…. over loud noise is my big bugbear. It interferes with any commentary and is not necessary on radio or TV.

@Jean - Thanks for the link. It reminded me of another of my pet hates…. advertising being the bread of every news sandwich.

]]> By: Jean Browman--Cheerful Monk http://www.grannymar.com/blog/2009/08/07/modern-journalism/#comment-25083 Jean Browman--Cheerful Monk Sat, 08 Aug 2009 03:01:46 +0000 http://www.grannymar.com/blog/?p=4238#comment-25083 As I've said before (somewhere), I really like Brian Williams and the NBC Nightly News...especially because of the segment about people who make a difference. See http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3032619/ As I’ve said before (somewhere), I really like Brian Williams and the NBC Nightly News…especially because of the segment about people who make a difference.

See http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3032619/

]]> By: Baino http://www.grannymar.com/blog/2009/08/07/modern-journalism/#comment-25081 Baino Fri, 07 Aug 2009 23:44:24 +0000 http://www.grannymar.com/blog/?p=4238#comment-25081 I agree in relation to evening news on telly. Ours is 15 minutes of what could arguably be described as news and 15 minutes of sport! Nick's right though, there are credible sources out there. I get mine via the internet these days. Still don't get this Twitter business. Cute video but I think the doggy has a deformed spine! I agree in relation to evening news on telly. Ours is 15 minutes of what could arguably be described as news and 15 minutes of sport! Nick’s right though, there are credible sources out there. I get mine via the internet these days. Still don’t get this Twitter business. Cute video but I think the doggy has a deformed spine!

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