Greenheart
Well-Known Member
D'you get those monthly (it seems more often) YBW news emails? A handful of stories, sometimes riveting, sometimes less so.
And at the bottom, one can leave a comment, either about the article itself, or the issues raised therein. Nice idea, huh?
Did you see earlier this week, a story about an 'eco-freighter'? An engineless brigantine had brought over all manner of appealing Caribbean comestibles, on the trade wind; another nice, not-very-workable scheme, demonstrated by the vessel's late arrival in Portsmouth.
Somebody at YBW, evidently pinching himself to stay awake in the dull run-up to a busy Olympic summer, wrote in faux-shocking terms about how the crew of the brigantine realised that, "with horrible irony" their berth had been reallocated, to a "gas-guzzling superyacht"...
...necessitating that they park elsewhere, because the motorboat, owned by the ex-National Car Parks boss, was in their space. Shock, horror! Except that in the photograph, it's clear the brigantine actually docked just feet from where she'd been expected to tie-up.
The article rambles to a conclusion unrelated to the significant-sounding title. I don't think I've seen such a forlorn attempt to impress with news that isn't worth telling, since I helped with the school magazine...
..."You boys, stop the press!! It rained in the night!!! And...now...errr...it...seems to have stopped." Hmm. The Pulitzer awaits.
When, in the feedback-box at the bottom, I asked whether this story actually wasn't really a story, I accepted that all comments must be checked before they're posted. Guess what? My comment, politely phrased, was not posted.
So...not only lousy journalism, but keen to silence their critics! That's only a few steps from Pravda...
And at the bottom, one can leave a comment, either about the article itself, or the issues raised therein. Nice idea, huh?
Did you see earlier this week, a story about an 'eco-freighter'? An engineless brigantine had brought over all manner of appealing Caribbean comestibles, on the trade wind; another nice, not-very-workable scheme, demonstrated by the vessel's late arrival in Portsmouth.
Somebody at YBW, evidently pinching himself to stay awake in the dull run-up to a busy Olympic summer, wrote in faux-shocking terms about how the crew of the brigantine realised that, "with horrible irony" their berth had been reallocated, to a "gas-guzzling superyacht"...
...necessitating that they park elsewhere, because the motorboat, owned by the ex-National Car Parks boss, was in their space. Shock, horror! Except that in the photograph, it's clear the brigantine actually docked just feet from where she'd been expected to tie-up.
The article rambles to a conclusion unrelated to the significant-sounding title. I don't think I've seen such a forlorn attempt to impress with news that isn't worth telling, since I helped with the school magazine...
..."You boys, stop the press!! It rained in the night!!! And...now...errr...it...seems to have stopped." Hmm. The Pulitzer awaits.
When, in the feedback-box at the bottom, I asked whether this story actually wasn't really a story, I accepted that all comments must be checked before they're posted. Guess what? My comment, politely phrased, was not posted.
So...not only lousy journalism, but keen to silence their critics! That's only a few steps from Pravda...
