asiaskyblues
Well-Known Member
Recent articles that were totally fabricated about Baker coming back and Clarke returning leaves one thinking 'is this journalism?'
We also have the CCFC / Wasps / CCC / ACL / Higgs fighting and through it all the medium by what we, especially we that live elsewhere, get our news and form our opinion is through the CT, and possibly the radio.
I have been a critic of Mr.Gilbert and recently Mr.Turner for what I perceive to be, not lying, but stretching the truth. I am 50 so I knew journalism before the internet so half the problem lies with me, but it begs the question are recent CT stories of statium building, Higgs Centre takeovers, Clarke wants to return and so many others, are they pieces of journalism, informing articles or just plain idle gossip?
I honestly believe a lot of recent happenings have been blown out of all proportion by The CT. They will say they are informing us but we all know they like to add their 5p's worth to gloss the story as they are 'journalists'.
People may think The CT are 'just doing their job' and not part of the equation, but they are like the kid at school who eggs people on to start a fight but never actually fights themselves.
Again people may say it's modern journalism where the objective is not necessarily inform the public but to 'tell it like it is'.
But, for me, because of our yearning for a successful, or just plain normal, football club we stick to The CT's every word as if it were gospel, when in fact it's the opposite. How much The CT are to blame for the current problems with CCFC is irrelevant but they do have to take a large portion of the blame for raising emotions and hate-felt feelings among supporters.
We also have the CCFC / Wasps / CCC / ACL / Higgs fighting and through it all the medium by what we, especially we that live elsewhere, get our news and form our opinion is through the CT, and possibly the radio.
I have been a critic of Mr.Gilbert and recently Mr.Turner for what I perceive to be, not lying, but stretching the truth. I am 50 so I knew journalism before the internet so half the problem lies with me, but it begs the question are recent CT stories of statium building, Higgs Centre takeovers, Clarke wants to return and so many others, are they pieces of journalism, informing articles or just plain idle gossip?
I honestly believe a lot of recent happenings have been blown out of all proportion by The CT. They will say they are informing us but we all know they like to add their 5p's worth to gloss the story as they are 'journalists'.
People may think The CT are 'just doing their job' and not part of the equation, but they are like the kid at school who eggs people on to start a fight but never actually fights themselves.
Again people may say it's modern journalism where the objective is not necessarily inform the public but to 'tell it like it is'.
But, for me, because of our yearning for a successful, or just plain normal, football club we stick to The CT's every word as if it were gospel, when in fact it's the opposite. How much The CT are to blame for the current problems with CCFC is irrelevant but they do have to take a large portion of the blame for raising emotions and hate-felt feelings among supporters.