Oblocutors' obloquy; our obvious odium...

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Our thoughts about the media were dire but are deteriorating. 'Journalists' get a bad name in general but today's churnalism is getting worse. 24-hour news and hundreds of TV channels mean bullshit is recycled and repeated ad nauseam and the 'talent pool' is spread so thin that brain-dead fuckwits can become 'slebs'.



The MSM's clear agenda-driven objectives of causing polemic, raising their own profile and getting sound-bites to report rather than the actual news is reaching record levels. The images below are surveys from (top) Kekst CNC [part of the Publicis Groupe, the world's third largest communications group] and (bottom) the 2019 Ipsos MORI veracity Index, Trust in Professions Survey.



The media are lucky that in the past there have been other professions slightly less liked than them but - as we see from the Kekst CNC info - that is changing: both local and national government (admittedly not "politiicans" per se) are on positive numbers; especially in times of national calamity what we don't need is shit slingers broadcasting to every home, every minute of every day.

Image above: Kekst CNC (UK, USA, Germany and Sweden)

Oblocutors' obloquy; our obvious odium...

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Our thoughts about the media were dire but are deteriorating. 'Journalists' get a bad name in general but today's churnalism is getting worse. 24-hour news and hundreds of TV channels mean bullshit is recycled and repeated ad nauseam and the 'talent pool' is spread so thin that brain-dead fuckwits can become 'slebs'.

The MSM's clear agenda-driven objectives of causing polemic, raising their own profile and getting sound-bites to report rather than the actual news is reaching record levels. The images below are surveys from (top) Kekst CNC [part of the Publicis Groupe, the world's third largest communications group] and (bottom) the 2019 Ipsos MORI veracity Index, Trust in Professions Survey.

The media are lucky that in the past there have been other professions slightly less liked than them but - as we see from the Kekst CNC info - that is changing: both local and national government (admittedly not "politiicans" per se) are on positive numbers; especially in times of national calamity what we don't need is shit slingers broadcasting to every home, every minute of every day.

Image above: Kekst CNC (UK, USA, Germany and Sweden)

Ows opines V...

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[Edited 11:30 pm] "No folk music or incest?" asks Paul, a fair question when looking at the results of an online survey by Ask Jeeves to which I'd add 'no Maypole/ Morris dancing and no watching Big Brother?'; the survey asked Brits to name things they had tried once and wouldn't be trying again. All I can say is looking at the lists for Food & Drink, Places and Hobbies you have to wonder who they were asking! The Top Ten for food and drink were as follows: 1. Tripe, 2. Marmite, 3. Whisky, 4. Liver, 5. Gin, 6. Cigarettes, 7. Octopus, 8. Rabbit, 9. Real Ale and 10. Irn Bru. My comments to that Top Ten are below; the rest in the comments over at One Page In A Library of Millions [Link]

1. Tripe: depends how its cooked and served e.g. Mondongo and Trippa alla Fiorentina...mmmmm


2. Marmite: what's not to like? 


3. Whisky: got drunk at an Aunt's wedding in the 70s; now even the smell turns my guts. 


4. Liver: wonderful stuff, see Marmite (fried liver and onion...mmmmmmm)


5. Gin: if well mixed (i.e. sufficiently diluted) can be just about drinkable.


6. Cigarettes: never tempted, peer pressure was never a weakness. 


7. Octopus: see tripe (personal favourite Pulpo Gallego/Pulpo a la Gallega)


8. Rabbit: see Marmite (who cannot like rabbit stew, who are these people!)


9. Real Ale: ah, the answer, clearly lily-livered pansy-arsed lager drinking pussies were asked. 


10. Irn Bru: good pop, 'Frescolita' in Venezuela.

Ows opines V...

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[Edited 11:30 pm] "No folk music or incest?" asks Paul, a fair question when looking at the results of an online survey by Ask Jeeves to which I'd add 'no Maypole/ Morris dancing and no watching Big Brother?'; the survey asked Brits to name things they had tried once and wouldn't be trying again. All I can say is looking at the lists for Food & Drink, Places and Hobbies you have to wonder who they were asking! The Top Ten for food and drink were as follows: 1. Tripe, 2. Marmite, 3. Whisky, 4. Liver, 5. Gin, 6. Cigarettes, 7. Octopus, 8. Rabbit, 9. Real Ale and 10. Irn Bru. My comments to that Top Ten are below; the rest in the comments over at One Page In A Library of Millions [Link]

1. Tripe: depends how its cooked and served e.g. Mondongo and Trippa alla Fiorentina...mmmmm
2. Marmite: what's not to like? 
3. Whisky: got drunk at an Aunt's wedding in the 70s; now even the smell turns my guts. 
4. Liver: wonderful stuff, see Marmite (fried liver and onion...mmmmmmm)
5. Gin: if well mixed (i.e. sufficiently diluted) can be just about drinkable.
6. Cigarettes: never tempted, peer pressure was never a weakness. 
7. Octopus: see tripe (personal favourite Pulpo Gallego/Pulpo a la Gallega)
8. Rabbit: see Marmite (who cannot like rabbit stew, who are these people!)
9. Real Ale: ah, the answer, clearly lily-livered pansy-arsed lager drinking pussies were asked. 
10. Irn Bru: good pop, 'Frescolita' in Venezuela.