What a strange world of media we live in

Just following the news thread, two 16 year old lads stabbed and died in London. A man shot and apparently doused in acid in Wigan, yet the news seems more concerned that Matt Hancock didn’t win…whatever he is supposed to win. Strange media times, perhaps not so.

 

Depends which papers you read.

 

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Without making a meal out of it , most papers …..not just papers most media ,seem to go big with the Hancock scenario , alongside the two stabbed ( killed ) teenagers, the father in Wigan killed plus another few murders. I am not the TLB crime reporter but was commenting on how how the media portray what is happening today.

 

Unfortunately I think a lot of the crimes happen so often that it’s seen as not news worthy so you have to go looking for it.

some scary figures

https://www.statista.com/statistics/864736/knife-crime-in-london/

https://aoav.org.uk/2022/londons-murders-examined-key-figures-in-the-uk-capitals-homicides/

 

Should one blame the media?

They are only giving what the PUBLIC want.

 

The Media has worsened recently since covid ...its all about Money. They don't care to hoots about whats important or not .
They sadly have the rights to put what they wish ...Assumption ...Presumption ...and non primary source information .
Dangerous as loads of people take there bull as gospel .

 

Or status thingy under the username?

 

It's unfortunately the way news is reported....lots of coverage of overpaid football players doing what they are paid to do .... little coverage of real stories such as the war in Ukraine, protests in China etc.

 

I used to listen to Radio 4 pretty much on a daily basis,
After all what has been going on and especially since 2016 I have now lost all interest in what goes on in the Uk especially in government
Blood thirsty idiots sick to death of the lot of them
I listen to the Kisstory DAB station now

 

I remember, long ago, the news used to end with a nice, happy story...

 

The end of WW2?

 

what happened in 2016? Portugal won the Euros, summer Olympics in Rio, Donald Trump who'd have believed it, Eurovision won by a Ukrainian.

 

Shut up Wilfred !

 

Will do Nipper

 

Get a room you two!