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Galway Advertiser - A joke?

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    #32
    mikom
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    Take the accommodation element away from the advertiser and it has very little to set it apart from the rest of the Galway papers tbh.


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    #33
    Kintarō Hattori
    Registered Users Posts: 14,993 ✭✭✭✭Kintarō Hattori


    So what's this all about then Dr. James? :P


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    #34
    Sea Devils
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    Tigger wrote: »
    i wonder where mr stevens is

    Probably hiding somewhere


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    #35
    benji2006
    Registered Users Posts: 50 ✭✭benji2006


    What I hate most about the Advertiser is how it can downplay/ignore important stories when it suits.

    For example:

    they gave front page to a story about some politician getting rid of trees in bohermore when the burning issue of the day was the laser card scam (that only made page 7) - of course, the fact that the scam occurred in the stores of some of their largest advertisers would have nothing to do with that

    they almost totally ignored the clocking scam in Arch motors

    little/no mention of the GMIT lecturer that was found guilty of harrassment of a neighbour in Woodhaven - the Irish Times covered it at least twice....

    no mention of O'Malley's laying off construction workers at the start of the downturn in the property market -

    and not to mention the property/business "advice" stuff that is usually little more than sales pitches for their advertising clients....

    And then the editor has the audacity to get up on his soapbox every week and give out about his pet peeves ...people in glasshouses and all that...


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    #36
    Robbo
    Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 10,563 Mod ✭✭✭✭Robbo


    benji2006 wrote: »
    What I hate most about the Advertiser is how it can downplay/ignore important stories when it suits.

    For example:

    they gave front page to a story about some politician getting rid of trees in bohermore when the burning issue of the day was the laser card scam (that only made page 7) - of course, the fact that the scam occurred in the stores of some of their largest advertisers would have nothing to do with that

    they almost totally ignored the clocking scam in Arch motors

    little/no mention of the GMIT lecturer that was found guilty of harrassment of a neighbour in Woodhaven - the Irish Times covered it at least twice....

    no mention of O'Malley's laying off construction workers at the start of the downturn in the property market -

    and not to mention the property/business "advice" stuff that is usually little more than sales pitches for their advertising clients....

    And then the editor has the audacity to get up on his soapbox every week and give out about his pet peeves ...people in glasshouses and all that...
    Those kind of stories tend to involve some form of "journalism" and getting off your arse for research.

    The "local politicians thinking aloud" ones that make the front pages arrive in handy press release format, ready to be copied and pasted in; often with the original spelling and grammar mistakes intact.


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    #37
    Mr Cork Man
    Registered Users Posts: 320 ✭✭Mr Cork Man


    benji2006 wrote: »
    What I hate most about the Advertiser is how it can downplay/ignore important stories when it suits.

    For example:

    they gave front page to a story about some politician getting rid of trees in bohermore when the burning issue of the day was the laser card scam (that only made page 7) - of course, the fact that the scam occurred in the stores of some of their largest advertisers would have nothing to do with that

    they almost totally ignored the clocking scam in Arch motors

    little/no mention of the GMIT lecturer that was found guilty of harrassment of a neighbour in Woodhaven - the Irish Times covered it at least twice....

    no mention of O'Malley's laying off construction workers at the start of the downturn in the property market -

    and not to mention the property/business "advice" stuff that is usually little more than sales pitches for their advertising clients....

    And then the editor has the audacity to get up on his soapbox every week and give out about his pet peeves ...people in glasshouses and all that...


    That editor does my head in he thinks he so high and mighty.That rag must be the worst local paper in ireland.Does anyone know why they got rid of the garda report section?


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    #38
    cornbb
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    Mr Cork Man wrote: »
    That editor does my head in he thinks he so high and mighty.That rag must be the worst local paper in ireland.Does anyone know why they got rid of the garda report section?

    Probably because they couldn't find a way to equitise it... is that a proper word? you get the gist.


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    #39
    snubbleste
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    Mr Cork Man wrote: »
    That editor does my head in he thinks he so high and mighty.That rag must be the worst local paper in ireland.Does anyone know why they got rid of the garda report section?

    What other free local paper in Ireland is better?


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    #40
    Climate Expert
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    snubbleste wrote: »
    What other free local paper in Ireland is better?

    The Metro.


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    #41
    snubbleste
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 31,117 ✭✭✭✭snubbleste


    Climate Expert wrote: »
    The Metro.

    Good! Any others?


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    #42
    Mr Cork Man
    Registered Users Posts: 320 ✭✭Mr Cork Man


    snubbleste wrote: »
    What other free local paper in Ireland is better?

    The mayo echo.:D


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    #43
    Fracture
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    I want Mr.Stevens to make a reply, i am gonna check this thread every day until he does, tbh id sticky this thread, ban Mr.Stevens and pass all what happened here onto another Galway paper :P
    In my opinion people should know about this stuff, If the advertiser wanted to be a successful paper they would write about the best story's, make sure it is of a professional standard and not like some weekly parish newsletter and stop protecting their clients and get the real story's that people love to read.
    They may as well just turn it into a comic, at least the kids will enjoy it.


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    #44
    Xiney
    Registered Users Posts: 8,085 ✭✭✭Xiney


    Mr Cork Man wrote: »
    That rag must be the worst local paper in ireland.
    Clearly, you have not seen the Sligo Post.

    The Galway Advertiser is at least useful (for accommodation & classifieds) and they make far fewer errors.


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    #45
    topper75
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    I got a copy in the door there a few weeks back with the main headline reading: "Driver could not explain high speed lunchtime car chase through [sic]".

    Maybe it was a rare edition that I could sell to some nerd stamp collector. I noticed the version on display in the Advertiser front window in town that week had the word 'through' blanked out.


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    #46
    Chris_533976
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    Spot the Goatse in this weeks Galway First :D


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    #47
    SimpleSam06
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    topper75 wrote: »
    Maybe it was a rare edition that I could sell to some nerd stamp collector.
    No the rare edition would be the one with no mistakes in it.
    Chris_533976 wrote: »
    Spot the Goatse in this weeks Galway First :D
    Thats the editor.


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    #48
    cL0h
    Registered Users Posts: 250 ✭✭cL0h


    I endorse this thread in the name of anti censorship.
    :)


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    #49
    SimpleSam06
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    cL0h wrote: »
    I endorse this thread in the name of anti censorship.
    :)
    True, damn the man!


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    #50
    Redhairedguy
    Registered Users Posts: 3,711 ✭✭✭Redhairedguy


    Epic sig SimpleSam...


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    #51
    Krieg
    Registered Users Posts: 2,378 ✭✭✭Krieg


    For SimpleSam06
    freeinternet.jpg

    Well spotted. I remember logging in that day and thinking it was just a popular day on the forum


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    #52
    toiletduck
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    Ha, good work! Truth be told the Advertiser went downhill as soon as it was announced that the Air Show was cancelled. The inane ramblings in the letters section made for great reading whilst in the fortress of solitude.


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    #53
    snubbleste
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 31,117 ✭✭✭✭snubbleste


    What guidelines are there to stop a 'journalist' copying a press release issued by a local authority word for word and adding their own name to the byline?


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    #54
    Sponge Bob
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    None whatsoever in Galway , that is why it is oxymoronic to call them 'journalists' hereaboouts when they are in reality 'serial regurgitators' ......or in a few very sad cases 'Franks Bitch' :(


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    #55
    nobodythere
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    Sponge Bob wrote: »
    'Franks Bitch' :(

    Now now that's totally unfair. Some of them are Conneely's bitches.


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    #56
    Pub07
    Closed Accounts Posts: 532 ✭✭✭Pub07


    I don't really see the point in knocking the Advertiser, it's a small, free regional newspaper that people only read for the classifieds and entertainment listings. I wouldn't expect too much from such a paper operating under those conditions.


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    #57
    SimpleSam06
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    Pub07 wrote: »
    I don't really see the point in knocking the Advertiser, it's a small, free regional newspaper that people only read for the classifieds and entertainment listings. I wouldn't expect too much from such a paper operating under those conditions.
    In fairness the people who are complaining are the same people the Advertiser are trying to "sell" to their customers - pay us and we'll ensure your advert gets seen by tens of thousands of Galwegians.

    Its starting to look more and more like what they are selling isn't worth what they are charging, since most of their "viewers" don't want to look at their publication, and by charging I mean it will set you back €800 for an advert the size of the palm of your hand.


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    #58
    Mrs OBumble
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    SimpleSam06 wrote: »
    Its starting to look more and more like what they are selling isn't worth what they are charging, since most of their "viewers" don't want to look at their publication, and by charging I mean it will set you back €800 for an advert the size of the palm of your hand.

    The comments made here show that lots of people do at least look at the Advertiser. They may not like what they see, especially the quality of the so-called "articles", but they do look, and this is what the advertisers pay for.


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    #59
    SimpleSam06
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    JustMary wrote: »
    The comments made here show that lots of people do at least look at the Advertiser. They may not like what they see, especially the quality of the so-called "articles", but they do look, and this is what the advertisers pay for.
    Its a big stretchy leap from seeing an advert in the paper to taking action based on that, and the leap is even further if you consider that people don't even bother with the articles any more. I mean the Advertiser doesn't put those in there for the fun of it; thats what is meant to get people interested in the paper in the first place.

    Informative and interesting news is why people read newspapers, if they aren't getting that why would they bother? If they need a service they'll just look it up. Random offers in the Advertiser don't interest most people. I'd say that a lot of those papers just go straight into the bin, tbh.


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    #60
    studiorat
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    good thread;)


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    #61
    Wompa1
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    SimpleSam06 wrote: »
    Its a big stretchy leap from seeing an advert in the paper to taking action based on that, and the leap is even further if you consider that people don't even bother with the articles any more. I mean the Advertiser doesn't put those in there for the fun of it; thats what is meant to get people interested in the paper in the first place.

    Informative and interesting news is why people read newspapers, if they aren't getting that why would they bother? If they need a service they'll just look it up. Random offers in the Advertiser don't interest most people. I'd say that a lot of those papers just go straight into the bin, tbh.

    In the word of Gabby Johnson...rrrrrrrrrrrarrrrrrrrrrrrrr rarrrrrrrrrrghhhh!


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