Monday, August 10, 2009

The blog that dare not speak its name

From an article in the Business section by John Drinnan:

Sky Television chief executive John Fellet says he is not concerned about websites that include virulent attacks against Sky sports coverage and put the blame squarely on him.

He describes the site, which looks at the resources Sky puts into its high-definition broadcasts for some sports events, as cyber-bullying.

Anti-media sites are common enough - there is even one devoted to this paper - but www.johnfellet.com does have an edge to it.

What, no link?
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15 comments:

  1. Chris SAugust 10, 2009 at 6:44 PM

    "First they ignore you, then they ridicule you, then they fight you, then you win"

    Except in your case, first fought you, then they ignored you, they are now ridiculing you and will probably win.

    That being said, I read your site more than I read the actual Herald (paper or electron) so I wonder what that says.

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  2. AnonymousAugust 10, 2009 at 8:18 PM

    Lulz.

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  3. AnonymousAugust 10, 2009 at 8:32 PM

    I prefer to think of this site as anti-stupidity rather than "anti-media".

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  4. AnonymousAugust 10, 2009 at 9:07 PM

    Anti media?

    methink John needs his compass reset, this site is pro-good-journalisim.

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  5. SamuelAugust 11, 2009 at 9:52 AM

    Perhaps he's feeling a bit edgy because he hasn't found a way to bag Russell Brown this week.

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  6. ScottAugust 11, 2009 at 11:13 AM

    That someone has a blog devoted to the Herald proves this site is in fact pro-media and pro-Herald. Just anti-poor journalism.

    Is that why Drinnan can't bring himself to mention the name of this site? Because his name may get more than an occasional mention here?

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  7. BradAugust 11, 2009 at 11:31 AM

    Calling this site "anti-media" is like calling www.johnfellet.com an "anti-sports" site.

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  8. gazzajAugust 11, 2009 at 3:14 PM

    If I stand in front of a mirror and say "Editing the Herald" three times, will James appear? And more importantly, will he stop to pick up beers on the way?

    Also, shouldn't this be an "anti-medium" site, if it's only anti- one particular newspaper?

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  9. AnonymousAugust 11, 2009 at 3:32 PM

    Is John Drinnan implying that this site *hasn't* got an edge to it?

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  10. BradAugust 11, 2009 at 3:58 PM

    It's interesting that John Fellet has labelled the problem 'cyber-bullying' while at the same time saying he's not concerned by it. Is he advocating 'cyber- bullying'?

    "Should cyber-bullying as part of a love/hate relationship with the media be a crime in New Zealand?"

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  11. Matty SmithAugust 11, 2009 at 4:48 PM

    Everyone has said it already.

    The Herald is anti-journalism devoted to providing material for this site.

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  12. gazzajAugust 11, 2009 at 5:29 PM

    The Herald is an anti-Editing the Herald newspaper.

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  13. JordanAugust 11, 2009 at 5:33 PM

    In my humble opinion, John Drinnan is one of the best-informed commentators the Herald have got. (I quite like Tapu Misa too, save when she goes all Christian lovin' on our arse.)

    I agree, a link would have been a magnanimous gesture though.

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  14. AnonymousAugust 12, 2009 at 12:13 AM

    no no, gazzaj, without the herald there would be no 'editing' of the herald

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  15. SamuelAugust 12, 2009 at 12:06 PM

    "without the herald there would be no 'editing' of the herald"

    Indeed some days it seems this blog is the only editing the Herald ever gets.

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