Simon Gilbert - Click Bait (1 Viewer)

dongonzalos said:

Although I think most would have looked anyway if the headline said 'Hoffman denies meeting'

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Yes, spot on. You've admitted it's click bait.

Moff said:

You write fair points, sadly diminished by the crap line that the Observer is the 'darling of the clique' I could argue the Telegraph is the darling of the clique for people like you, (not my personal opinion as this is an internet forum and there's no cliques only in peoples minds) but that's just a shit argument, and its only used for finger pointing, and point scoring.

Local news is shit on both sides and it is click bait shit, like you said its both national and local and the world we live in, but isn't a reason for us to accept it. At a time when we need good local journalists we are sold short by petty back biting and point scoring.

As for your Edit, if you fucking hate the CT, but defend them because of comments on this site then perhaps you need to step back a bit, its just a forum.

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His hatred for Reid is funny given that back in the day Reid was very much the darling the left wing political clique in Coventry.

torchomatic said:

Yes, spot on. You've admitted it's click bait.

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Yes the headline is designed to make people read.
If that's what you call click bait. Then yes it is.
The article was worth writing, it is worthwhile news.
The spiel at the end is getting the same as Les and the observor and isn't needed

Can't abide the smug c**t - refuse to click on any links to Coventry Telegraph

footyfrenzy said:

Can't abide the smug c**t - refuse to click on any links to Coventry Telegraph

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Do you find Les Reid smug?

dongonzalos said:

Do you find Les Reid smug?

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Yes, but the thread is titled Simon Gilbert not Les Reid

dongonzalos said:

Yes the headline is designed to make people read.
If that's what you call click bait. Then yes it is.
The article was worth writing, it is worthwhile news.
The spiel at the end is getting the same as Les and the observor and isn't needed

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Well the first paragraph which contradicts the headline is new. The rest is just a rehash of several articles posted over the weekend, same quotes, etc.

Obviously I must be harder to please.

I learnt of this story at the match on Saturday and was told it originated from someone employed at the club. It didn't originate from the CT or SG. The CT is not wrong in putting the rumour to bed is it? The headline is designed to peak interest and get you talking...............

Think we are making a storm in a tea cup over this particular story.

The coverage of the events in this saga at the observer is worse in my opinion, amounting to a lot of propaganda, buzz words, self justification and opinion pieces which are then referred to as some kind of facts.

Fact of life, all news outlets write headlines that are designed to draw readers, purchasers, interested parties in. Cut and paste from previous articles is done at all newspapers. It is how the industry operates and the CT is not unusual in that. Unsurprisingly creating website clicks is important to them as it is to any other website

Do I think the journalistic contribution in this city is particularly good at bringing out the truth of what is going on - no, but Gilbert & Reid are both just doing their jobs. Both need to up their game and stick to journalism, cut out the personal comments on social media, keep it professional in my opinion. However I am sure both can point to people who support their product

Take it for what it is a means to create sales income

Skybluesince82 said:

I have had to click it twice myself now - I start getting wasps pop up adverts now on my screen.
Relevant bits copied and pasted:

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Thanks 82.

The telegraph web site is friggin' horrendus for me. So slow with pop ups, or you have to mute some audio, or you have to keep closing down the adverts, or (and this is really a pain in the arse!) you have to answer some supid question to read the rest of the article. Would be grateful if, rather than just post a link to articles, posters could copy and paste the text here (like some used to do)?

I appreciate printed newspapers are dying and they need to pay the bills, but as you rightly say, they seem to be inventing any old shit or supposition just to get you to click. I'd genuinely rather pay a few quid every month for some kind of subscription version of the CT web site, IF they'd just fook off with the adverts and invested in proper journalism, rather than points scoring for WASPs or the Council.

footyfrenzy said:

Yes, but the thread is titled Simon Gilbert not Les Reid

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Do you click on Les' articles?

Personally don't know Gilbert but I don't have a problem with I'm or the CT, However Les Reid is a dick head

dongonzalos said:

Yes the headline is designed to make you read.
Although I think most would have looked anyway if the headline said 'Hoffman denies meeting'

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Dunno about you lot but I went skiing this morning after all the snow we had last night:

Coventry hit by snow overnight as Arctic blast sweeps in

My favourite is the videos of planes landing in a bit of wind with some dramatic text.

RegTheDonk said:

Thanks 82.

The telegraph web site is friggin' horrendus for me. So slow with pop ups, or you have to mute some audio, or you have to keep closing down the adverts, or (and this is really a pain in the arse!) you have to answer some supid question to read the rest of the article. Would be grateful if, rather than just post a link to articles, posters could copy and paste the text here (like some used to do)?

I appreciate printed newspapers are dying and they need to pay the bills, but as you rightly say, they seem to be inventing any old shit or supposition just to get you to click. I'd genuinely rather pay a few quid every month for some kind of subscription version of the CT web site, IF they'd just fook off with the adverts and invested in proper journalism, rather than points scoring for WASPs or the Council.

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Just install adblock plus on your browser, gets rid of 90% of it.

dutchman said:

Dunno about you lot but I went skiing this morning after all the snow we had last night:

Coventry hit by snow overnight as Arctic blast sweeps in

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I would read it but I don't want to "answer a quick question" before being able to.

Captain Dart said:

Just install adblock plus on your browser, gets rid of 90% of it.

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Doesn't stop those annoying and often irrelevant videos from playing though.

Captain Dart said:

Just install adblock plus on your browser, gets rid of 90% of it.

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Made the fatal mistake of going to it in the browser I use for work, that doesn't have an adblock.

Realised what I miss!

dutchman said:

Doesn't stop those annoying and often irrelevant videos from playing though.

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Christ yeah those videos are truly amazing. Random strips of road, random cars pulling out in front of lorries, clips of empty buildings...

And often on articles totally unrelated.

Worse, they now load anyway, in the bottom right of my screen. Maybe they just want me to stop going onto their website?

footyfrenzy said:

Can't abide the smug c**t - refuse to click on any links to Coventry Telegraph

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Chill angwy man!!!

Silsden said:

The Telegraph website's articles are so littered with with adverts and pop ups it's practically unreadable.

If you do make sense out of it, turns out to be more tripe like this and you wish you hadn't bothered...

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Completely agree, the CET site is hideous now. Regardless of differing opinions on the quality of the journalism, I have to go to the Observer just to give my eyes a rest!

The only time I read a CT story is when someone posts a link on here. Gilbert must love Nick, although it doesn't seem that the feeling is mutual.

Both are dog shit at best

Anyone see the mock text conversation between Gilbert and Hoffman on Facebook? Pretty funny

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fernandopartridge said:

Anyone see the mock text conversation between Gilbert and Hoffman on Facebook? Pretty funny

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what was that?

Nick said:

what was that?

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There is another too with Joy and Hoffman somewhere, will edit if I an find it. Won't let me embed these videos on here either. Click the 'watch on facebook' to view it.



That's the Joy and Hoffman one.

Look lke they have been deleted

Nick said:

Look lke they have been deleted

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If you click on 'watch on facebook' next to learn more, it should take you to the link of the person who uploaded the video for you to watch. Does me.

Another huge story in the CT

chiefdave said:

Another huge story in the CT

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Meeting place for fellow lego haired individuals.

skybluebeduff said:

If you click on 'watch on facebook' next to learn more, it should take you to the link of the person who uploaded the video for you to watch. Does me.

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Ah Im not cool enough

The state of journalism today. Glad I jacked the idea after work experience in 1979. People on here should not be mopping brows and displaying signs of the vapours having discussed Gilbert v Reid on other posts. Both are a sad sign of the times.

Hobo said:

The state of journalism today. Glad I jacked the idea after work experience in 1979. People on here should not be mopping brows and displaying signs of the vapours having discussed Gilbert v Reid on other posts. Both are a sad sign of the times.

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What you mean is...

I jacked in an idea in 1979, click here to find out exactly why!

Nick said:

What you mean is...

I jacked in an idea in 1979, click here to find out exactly why!

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You mean my big tits filmed on a supermarket camera....then just wait and see what happened next?