tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9139464357237074361.post2233582973815173458..comments2023-11-13T16:30:40.096+13:00Comments on Editing the Herald: Crime and PunishmentJameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12661495023149576052noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9139464357237074361.post-87851651694068549332009-04-14T14:03:00.000+12:002009-04-14T14:03:00.000+12:00"(it's now a murder case as the man has since died..."(it's now a murder case as the man has since died)"<br /><br />Manslaughter, surely. It's not murder unless a jury says it is.Bearhunterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06927373498537533968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9139464357237074361.post-44497362457503997212009-04-10T21:26:00.000+12:002009-04-10T21:26:00.000+12:00it would have been if nice they hadn't taken the w...it would have been if nice they hadn't taken the waikatere council's figures up the arse. but then...<BR/><BR/>the point is, they don't have the manpower to grind out stories. someone has to tell them and, even if it's not actually true (school police call outs for instance) it gets into a loop and goes unquestioned. <BR/><BR/>to wit: anyone, in any walk of life who is hard-pressed, will gladly take handouts.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9139464357237074361.post-17925039200053492842009-04-09T06:45:00.000+12:002009-04-09T06:45:00.000+12:00I don't think the herald does analysis. To give a...I don't think the herald does analysis. To give an example that I don't think would make a great article, but would definitely be right up the heralds alley (or at least HoS): <BR/><BR/>The Royal Commission Report that will now be implemented discusses how the amalgamation will cause significant rates-income redistribution across the region. <BR/><BR/>A few simple assumptions, half a days worth of data gathering, and five minutes of calcs, and the Herald could come up with a headline - "Super-city to mean huge rates rises for some Aucklanders" (or something more sensational). <BR/><BR/>I predict we will get this headline in 2011 when the first rates bills come out. No doubt it will be personalised by some impoverished Devonport pensioner.Wansbonenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9139464357237074361.post-17514040981972778962009-04-09T00:56:00.000+12:002009-04-09T00:56:00.000+12:00Anonymous - hilarious.Anonymous - hilarious.Ryannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9139464357237074361.post-6591554938436945892009-04-08T21:48:00.000+12:002009-04-08T21:48:00.000+12:00"The first thing that ought to be said is that one..."The first thing that ought to be said is that one's chances of being murdered are (and were even at the peak) pretty microscopic... murder probably deserves far less of the front page than it gets for that fact alone."<BR/><BR/>I see. Should newspapers across the world ignore them then, cos they don't happen that often? Should we have more stories about people going to the shops, because that happens quite a bit? Should all stories be given prominence based on 'how often they happen'?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9139464357237074361.post-24541232511447001522009-04-08T21:43:00.000+12:002009-04-08T21:43:00.000+12:00So what do you actually WANT in a newspaper? Stop ...So what do you actually WANT in a newspaper? Stop moaning for a moment and consider. Jesus H Christ.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9139464357237074361.post-41650133949237176742009-04-08T17:49:00.000+12:002009-04-08T17:49:00.000+12:00Tell 'have your say' they can halt the sea...Tell 'have your say' they can halt the search for the answer to violent crime, because it's right there on the Herald website: http://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/news/article.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=10565857<BR/><BR/>PS I LOVED 'Drugged-up Mexican stabbed mother 25 times'. Just what I'd expect from those Mexican types.Gwanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13127784431543135980noreply@blogger.com