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Post by roarndog on Apr 10, 2017 16:55:02 GMT -4
Why will this guy not give it up already? Manages one + "stories" a day to get the WildCats name in ink finding any thin excuse to fill the Moncton paper. Sad really!
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Post by Deleted on Apr 10, 2017 17:36:34 GMT -4
Why will this guy not give it up already? Manages one + "stories" a day to get the WildCats name in ink finding any thin excuse to fill the Moncton paper. Sad really! Let's not shoot the messenger for doing his job I'm sure he's not happy having to pull at straws trying to find positive content to print. One thing is for sure some day all this crap will pass and hopefully the owner will learn all re build cycles are not optional. |
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Post by Captain Obvious on Apr 11, 2017 6:55:54 GMT -4
Why will this guy not give it up already? Manages one + "stories" a day to get the WildCats name in ink finding any thin excuse to fill the Moncton paper. Sad really! I doubt he gets to decide what and the tone of what he gets to write on, in terms of the WC. Likely a corporate directive. |
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Post by npsh on Apr 16, 2017 11:31:15 GMT -4
Why will this guy not give it up already? Manages one + "stories" a day to get the WildCats name in ink finding any thin excuse to fill the Moncton paper. Sad really! I doubt he gets to decide what and the tone of what he gets to write on, in terms of the WC. Likely a corporate directive. In other words " here is what we would like to see in tomorrow's publication........ ". There is no journalistic integrity nor independence in the articles he puts his name to from that Irving rag. |
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Post by Jack Bauer on Apr 16, 2017 11:41:04 GMT -4
I doubt he gets to decide what and the tone of what he gets to write on, in terms of the WC. Likely a corporate directive. In other words " here is what we would like to see in tomorrow's publication........ ". There is no journalistic integrity nor independence in the articles he puts his name to from that Irving rag. Since society no longer wants to pay for news in that format it has to become a publication with no integrity produced for and by the corporation paying the bills. Bigger question is if it's been so bad for so long why do you still read it? There's bigger issues with the media then why is a paid employee writing a story he is told to write. On the flip side should be write nothing but doom and gloom for 18 months? Maybe trash the team in the printed publication they own until nobody wants to watch them. Yeah, that should sell papers! |
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Post by npsh on Apr 16, 2017 14:27:30 GMT -4
I don't subscribe to any of the Irving controlled media outlets, my only subscription is to the on-line Globe and Mail which I consider far superior in all respects.
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Post by SteveUL on Apr 16, 2017 14:52:44 GMT -4
I don't subscribe to any of the Irving controlled media outlets, my only subscription is to the on-line Globe and Mail which I consider far superior in all respects. Sure ... but not much in the G&M about NB nor about the Wildcats. |
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Post by interested on Apr 16, 2017 18:22:51 GMT -4
Needs to be said:
1. Every major junior team with a beat reporter from a daily is lucky, as are its fans. Occasional coverage and no coverage are way worse than coverage you don't love reading.
2. Specifically, the Wilcats' near-daily coverage in the TT exceeds the coverage of the other NB teams and the Islanders. (I don't read the Sydney or Hali papers.) The frequency of stories means much deeper coverage of players and prospects.
3. Beat reporters are all a little soft on the teams they cover. It's normal and understandable.
4. If you don't liked reading someone's stories, why don't you just stop reading them and go on with your life?
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Post by npsh on Apr 16, 2017 19:22:41 GMT -4
I don't subscribe to any of the Irving controlled media outlets, my only subscription is to the on-line Globe and Mail which I consider far superior in all respects. Sure ... but not much in the G&M about NB nor about the Wildcats. No doubt. Hopefully, you will take pity and keep this uninformed lout up to date on things NB and Cats with your usual pontification. Gotta say though, your musings are usually worth the read.  |
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Post by npsh on Apr 16, 2017 20:22:45 GMT -4
Needs to be said: 3. Beat reporters are all a little soft on the teams they cover. It's normal and understandable. That translates, in my view to a decidedly lack of objectivity and critical analysis on the subject being covered. As posted previously I do not subscribe to the Irving media and see/ read very little of Hodge outside of references posted here and musings on various social media sites. |
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Post by ysj28 on Apr 16, 2017 21:38:47 GMT -4
Can't wait for the middle of summer thread that is complaining that Neil Hodge hasn't done any articles in a while  Seems to be a yearly thread around here. |
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Post by SteveUL on Apr 17, 2017 7:02:33 GMT -4
Hodge should begin punching up his articles with stories about the upcoming Wildcats golf tournament.
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Post by jimmy on Apr 17, 2017 7:48:16 GMT -4
Overall, I am quite satisfied with the coverage Neil Hodge provides the Wildcats. It is not the most hard hitting journalism, and can be a cheerleaderish at times, but the same can be said of the entire T & T publication - for all its flaws, in my opinion, it remains the most complete source of local coverage. Obviously not the level of journalism found in the Globe and Mail, but they are two different beasts, each with their role to play IMO.
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Post by interested on Apr 17, 2017 10:16:14 GMT -4
Needs to be said: 3. Beat reporters are all a little soft on the teams they cover. It's normal and understandable. That translates, in my view to a decidedly lack of objectivity and critical analysis on the subject being covered. As posted previously I do not subscribe to the Irving media and see/ read very little of Hodge outside of references posted here and musings on various social media sites. Well, yes. I guess what I'm saying is, basically, we don't deserve better. Objective, critical journalism about sports has essentially died over the last thirty years because it's expensive and readers/viewers won't pay for it. That's increasingly true of journalism generally, in my opinion, but it's especially so for sports. There are a handful or two outlets willing to pay a beat reporter to be honest 24/7 while covering a local team daily -- check NYC and LA -- but not many. |
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Post by Arnold Slick on Apr 17, 2017 10:44:05 GMT -4
Can't wait for the middle of summer thread that is complaining that Neil Hodge hasn't done any articles in a while Seems to be a yearly thread around here. That's mostly one specific person who always gets antsy about the lack of hard hitting updates on the Cats in the middle of July. |
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Seems to be a yearly thread around here. 
