Take it from me, you're absolutely right. I once threatened the Editor to take the Press to the Press Council over their one-sided approach to a certain conflict, and since he paid no attention, I did. Since the Press Council upheld his absurd argument that devoting 85 percent of the coverage to one group on one side of a complex conflict, was "fair coverage", I've kind-of written them off - except for occasional flashes of briliance like that recent article about Olver Sacks, author of "The man who mistook his wife for a hat", etc.
I think the graceless degradation of quality occured after the Fairfax buy-out. Just my 0.02c Wesley Parish On Tuesday 11 December 2007 13:44, stringer wrote: > Don't believe everything you read in the paper - its often wrong - I should > know!! > > The Press used to be good paper once - not any more, in my opinion. > > At 12:59 11/12/07 +1300, you wrote: > >Read it in The Press this morning. Made my blood boil. > >Must.....calm....down.....before.....emailing.....Dave Thompson! > > > >On Tue, December 11, 2007 12:39 pm, Michael Fincham wrote: > > > http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/4319987a11275.html > > > > > > What do we make of this one? ;) > > > > > > -- > > > -Michael Fincham > > > Unleash Technology Solutions > > > www.unleash.co.nz > > > Phone: 0800 750 250 > > > >-- > >Nick Rout > > D J H STRINGER > Barrister > > For all your legal work; > > P O Box 1386 > CHRISTCHURCH > NEW ZEALAND > > Phone 64 - 3 - 366 1152 > FAX 64 - 3 - 366 1151 -- Clinersterton beademung, with all of love - RIP James Blish ----- Gaul is quartered into three halves. Things which are impossible are equal to each other. Guerrilla warfare means up to their monkey tricks. Extracts from "Schoolboy Howlers" - the collective wisdom of the foolish. ----- Mau e ki, he aha te mea nui? You ask, what is the most important thing? Maku e ki, he tangata, he tangata, he tangata. I reply, it is people, it is people, it is people.
