Fuck the Tabloids

Zygotic · 2019-09-17T16:29:53.945Z

Mmmmm, no.

Just ignore them. Don’t give them any oxygen of publicity whatsoever.

colon_closed_bracket · 2019-09-17T16:42:41.891Z

Nah, fuck them

bluto · 2019-09-17T16:43:53.803Z

That’s quite a simplistic and idealistic way of viewing things.

There are literally millions of people who watch/ read this kind of shite without a second thought and the kind of things they constantly get away with is fucking appalling.

Agree it’s best to not to pay them any mind, but I don’t think the amount of people willing to do that will make even a dent.

he_2 · 2019-09-17T16:44:41.726Z

I don’t really think a forum with a couple of hundred users is much in the way of publicity.

I do think it’s worth a bit of context when the Guardo and Beeb get such pelters on here though.

Maybe not.

colon_closed_bracket · 2019-09-17T16:56:49.815Z

Totally agree. I’m not sure how one goes about actively campaigning against the work of the tabloid press, but it feels like a better option than a dignified silence.

I wonder if there’s a similar movement to the Sleeping Giants movement in the US, which has been successful in stemming the flow of advertising money to Breitbart and the like.

sadpunk · 2019-09-17T16:59:11.521Z

There’s Stop Funding Hate here I think

Stop Funding Hate – 23 Feb 17

Stop Funding Hate

We’re challenging the hate campaigns of the Sun, Daily Mail and Daily Express by encouraging Britain’s best-loved brands to pull their ads.

beastie · 2019-09-17T17:21:44.961Z

Why anyone buys, reads, looks at, gives any time whatsoever to The S*n is beyond me.

Gnometorious · 2019-09-17T17:52:27.249Z

No. 1 among many others - Lack of critical thinking skills.
(critical thinking should be taught in schools imho)

guntrip · 2019-09-17T17:56:30.146Z

Stop Funding Hate are a gbol.

It’s likely they’re having an effect, too

Stop Funding Hate – 27 Jul 18

Stop Funding Hate changes its stance on the Daily Express

There has been a sustained improvement in Daily Express coverage, so Stop Funding Hate is changing its stance

Think they’ve done a really good job of challenging both the muck peddled by the tabloids towards minority and vulnerable groups, and that the very idea of trying to challenge tabloid muck is “restricting freedom of speech”, which is the usual charge groups like them and Sleeping Giants face.

paidinfull · 2019-09-17T18:23:50.335Z

Never spent a penny on any Murdoch papers or Sky. Am thinking of getting Sky now he’s sold it though. So much sport I have missed over the last 20 years.

Richie_Ronco · 2019-09-17T18:25:17.080Z

My mums partner (who is 73) reads The S**. when i try and explain that its worse than a shit filled paper bag in terms of news he just chuckles and says he only gets it for the sport. Really frustrates me but I guess his age is a factor. He’s a wonderful bloke all round as well. Guess I have to give him a pass…

ghosthalo · 2019-09-17T18:35:08.295Z

there’s such a gap in the market for a good left-wing tabloid that shovels shit on evil people, i reckon. a scandal rag about the billionaire peds and whatnot. gawker kind of did this but i know it was sometimes divisive. the eXile used to, as well.

what’s the closest thing to what i’ve got in mind i wonder. crazy days and nights maybe? altho that’s more about the slebs i guess.

Ruffers · 2019-09-17T18:36:55.114Z

I clicked on my first Sun article on Corbyn refusing an election just to see their spin and was utterly taken aback by how they were allowed to print such incendiary, hate filled doctrines. Every mention of a labour politician coming with a borderline slur like calling Starmer greasy and Corbyn a coward and traitor which just added up over the course of the piece. I can only imagine the state of the minds regularly exposed to it.

marckee · 2019-09-17T18:43:41.413Z

It’s noticeable though that Stop Funding Hate send many ‘sensible’ journalists into a flap, which tells you that for all the hate pedalled by the tabloids, it only gets traction in policy when it’s endorsed by the likes of the Times and Telegraph.

ghosthalo · 2019-09-17T18:43:51.572Z

they ran this story last year with the headline BREXIT OVERTIME BONANZA and it was them spinning how the government are gonna ditch all the employment laws so your boss can force you to work 80 hour weeks for no extra pay

roastthemonaspit · 2019-09-18T08:21:02.771Z

Gee I wonder who this was

twitter.com

BBC Radio 5 Live (bbc5live)

"I can never have that moment back." A journalist told @gareththomas14 ‘s parents about his HIV status before he had. This is what it means to him. 🎧 Listen via @BBCSounds https://t.co/HIWZKHwAmJ

6:58 AM - 18 Sep 2019 510 150

jont2001 · 2019-09-18T11:27:24.683Z

yeah came here to post this. horrendous

BBC News

Journalist told Gareth Thomas' parents he had HIV

The ex-Wales captain said he would not have made his HIV public if a newspaper had not made threats.

Parsefone · 2019-09-18T11:38:55.516Z

he_2:

Given the sway of folk on these boards and the (sometimes justified, sometimes not) abuse the Beeb and Guardo get. Another thread to remind us that actually, many other media sources are beyond scum.

I mean that’s because we at least try to hold those two outlets to a higher standard, particularly the one we’re obliged to pay for. Every day is a fuck the tabloids day, I’d find it difficult to run this thread because almost everything they say and do is beyond contempt.

sheeldz · 2019-09-18T11:48:11.272Z

Parsefone:

Every day is a fuck the tabloids day, I’d find it difficult to run this thread because almost everything they say and do is beyond contempt.

Yeah, basically this.

Raanraals · 2019-09-18T11:53:24.930Z

Richie_Ronco:

Guess I have to give him a pass…

He’ll appreciate that, as a sports fan.