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Originally Posted by garinda
The quality of the paper has certainly gone down the pan since the Accrington Observer became part of the M.E.N. group of newspapers.
Years ago young journalists could learn their craft working for the Observer, and the best could go on to better things, a few made a name for themselves on Fleet Street.
The only positive thing to say nowadays about the Oberver is that the quality of journalism is marginally better than that of the Lancashire Evening Telegraph.
I suppose the Editor's riposte would be that they don't have enough staff to investigate stories fully. A weak excuse in my book, as with today's technology checking facts has never been easier.
There has been more than one front page 'headline' story that has just been lifted from the internet. Remember 'Dogging on the King's Highway'? A total non-story, that was just repeating word for word what some anonymous source had posted on an adult website. Then there was the Clayton man on YouTube who bit the head of a chicken.
The Washington Post it ain't, more like a spotty youth, with a low grade pass G.S.C.E. in English, trawling the web, and looking for 'exclusives'.
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I agree with a lot of what you have said Rindi, although the Telegraph is a waste of space, I have bought the LET or the LT as it is now known every night right up to Jan this year, then I found that if I did want to read it I could do it on line for free saving me around £12 a month, which pays for my internet acount almost. The LT Web Site is a lot better than the Obs, but some of the rubbish printed in local media outlets is just as you say lazy journalism, but I have to say that I like Mervin Kay at the Obs, as he's very approachable and wil alwys listen to your point of view.