Think about the national newspapers you read, do you avoid the columns
in there too? Clarkson's great (when I read him)
A newspaper is a balance of news, entertainment and life. All national
newspapers have columns, red top tabloids, mid market tabloids and
broadsheets. After all, each publication has to cater for the wide and
varied interests of its readership.
In recent weeks I've been greatly amused by a letters page discussion in
The Guardian Weekend about a particular recipe in the food section which
offended some readers. Further readers have gone on to say they weren't
offended by the recipe, but find World Cup coverage offensive.
You can't please all the people all the time, but in the entertainments and
arts section to try to entertain, and inform about entertainments.
The Guide isn't just a 'column', but a multitude of pages designed
coverage to appeal to as many people as possible.
Just look at last week's - film, theatre reviews, food, gardening. I'm sure
some people don't like it, just as some do. It's a case of trying to please
most of the people, most of the time.
I'm not a reporter any more, and I'd just like to add my comments are my
own opinion and should not be considered the opinion of all journalists.
Not enough news.... hmmmm..This one always brings out a reaction in
me.. as when I was a reporter I spent my 50+ hour working week
generating news.
Once I challenged members of this forum to say what they thought the
Advertiser wasn't covering.
After being given a list of issues I came back half an hour later with a list
of dates and page numbers where all these stories had been covered and
were continuing to be covered.
Journalists aren't psychic..but hard working and extremely productive. It
takes a special kind of person to be devoted to the job. Anyway.. just my
personal view.. unofficial.. etc.
Each to their own and all that.