Leicester Mercury/ Leicestershire Live

[Rain King]

[Voll Blau]

Suspect that's someone over a barrel being given orders from above. He's been at the Merc for years and has done plenty of good, respectable journalism in that time.

[adam1]

BREAKING NEWS!!! 

 

They aren't eating something 😱.

 

But what if they combined this with eating?

 

"I took a drive down Narborough Road and these are the food outlets I tried"

[Wymsey]

No comment..

https://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/news/celebs-tv/katie-price-defends-taking-gareth-9196555

 

[Parafox]

9 minutes ago, Wymsey said:

No comment..

https://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/news/celebs-tv/katie-price-defends-taking-gareth-9196555

 

Who gives a sh1t?

Edited 30 March by Parafox

[Rain King]

He's back

 

 

[Steve_Guppy_Left_Foot]

The headline makes you think he somehow failed to eat. Did they not let him in, does he have trouble chewing? The real questions.

[adam1]

"Worth £416" its £205 in B&Q.

 

"For just £139" plus £39 postage.

 

 

[Wymsey]

How much would you be willing to pay for local, online good-quality journalism/news?

[boots60]

4 hours ago, Wymsey said:

How much would you be willing to pay for local, online good-quality journalism/news?

No need to pay. There's more information on local news/events on Foxestalk & Bentleys Roof than the Mercury.

Edited 19 April by boots60

[Parafox]

8 hours ago, Wymsey said:

How much would you be willing to pay for local, online good-quality journalism/news?

 

We need to find it first. It just doesn't exist. It seems to me that reporters and the press in general are just "chasing the dollar". Money over substance.

 

You only need to look at the guy who "tries x at x and here's my thoughts". Wasteful and simply clickbait. That sort of trash wouldn't make physical newspapers but it's cheap and easy to do online.

 

One of the most meaningless articles I've seen in the LM online was some bloke on a bike riding the new cycle lanes around Saffron lane/Aylestone Road and commentating on his ride. Utter bollox.

Edited 19 April by Parafox

[Sly]

Newspapers and journalists as we knew them 20 - 30 years ago are finished.

 

Unfortunately we have a load of people fishing for votes! 

[Daggers]

21 hours ago, Wymsey said:

How much would you be willing to pay for local, online good-quality journalism/news?

Site advertising can be done sensibly and still return a profit. I do the bulk of my work for new media these days and earn a healthy wedge. 
 

Ex-journos here run a weekly email and substack as an alternative to our excuse for a local paper. It’s free with an option to donate. Works well.