Sheesh - it's amazing what a good day can do to your attitude.
I'd been toying with the idea of making this a kinda thing that I dip back into when I have something eloquent to say for a while - six odd months to be precise. Unfortunately, it's rather embarrassing when you realise you don't actually have anything to add...
So, in a fit of rage yesterday, I considered turning this into the life and times of a baby reporter.
Am I still a baby? Unsure....
I've been doing this gig for six or so months full-time, which in the scheme of things could make me a veteran to some, but considering the old hacks I hang around with, I'm definitely a baby.
Anyhooo, that's not really what I wanted to say.
Oh yeah, hi, sorry it's been a while, if I could find the xkcd cartoon where it has the panel with the guy who blogs every six months to apologise for not blogging more often, I'd link to it, but I can't, so sorry on that front.
So what did I have to say today?
Just something I found curious about the Herald and Stuff in picking up me currency story and tyring to lose the crux of the story in the head they used.
Stuff did it a couple of days ago when they picked up a PA story on the appointment of David Mayhew as the new financial adviser commissioner.
Which poses the question as to why they don't add or edit the wire stories when they don't say what the web editor wants....
Sure they'll get the hits they want, but somehow that naive idealist in me just sees the reader getting swindled. And journalism ain't about.... is it....
PB.
Oh, as an aside, it was nice to see me currency piece forced PA to pick up on my theme - I'm not particularly one for the free market, but it is refreshing to see how competition can tangibly improve quality...
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