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« Reply #735 on: May 23, 2024, 06:54:58 »

Does the title of this thread and the evidence within it suggest that there is very little usage of public transport by people working in the media?
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« Reply #736 on: May 23, 2024, 07:25:28 »

Does the title of this thread and the evidence within it suggest that there is very little usage of public transport by people working in the media?

It does and there is an element of truth in that suggestion.    BUT I know from personal experience that there are plenty of times I'm posting a story online, where time is of the essence to get the news out but I don't have a picture to hand, where the relevance of even the best picture I have  is questionable to say the least.
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« Reply #737 on: May 23, 2024, 19:30:30 »

Perhaps best not to post any picture, then.   Wink Cheesy Grin

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« Reply #738 on: July 24, 2024, 08:44:08 »

https://www.southwalesargus.co.uk/news/24471528.trains-newport-chepstow-caldicot-cancelled/
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« Reply #739 on: July 25, 2024, 06:56:05 »

When you are in a hole, stop digging?
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« Reply #740 on: September 10, 2024, 11:00:50 »

Third rail electrification arrives in Worcestershire at https://www.worcesternews.co.uk/news/24573538.network-rail-works-cause-disruptions-worcestershire/.
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« Reply #741 on: September 10, 2024, 13:24:33 »

The reporter, Kieran Williams, looks like yet another of the very young people working on local news websites. When wr.iting a book during Lockdown I came across several more up and down England. Those working on the Reading Chronicle receive critical "comments" every day. It's wondered what sort of initial and on-the-job training they get
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« Reply #742 on: September 10, 2024, 15:50:49 »

The reporter, Kieran Williams, looks like yet another of the very young people working on local news websites. When wr.iting a book during Lockdown I came across several more up and down England. Those working on the Reading Chronicle receive critical "comments" every day. It's wondered what sort of initial and on-the-job training they get

Won't they  have done a Media Studies degree, and thus arrive knowing everything already?
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« Reply #743 on: September 10, 2024, 16:45:53 »


It looks just like Great Malvern station and I can see only two rails. Has someone done an update?
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« Reply #744 on: September 10, 2024, 17:22:57 »


It looks just like Great Malvern station and I can see only two rails. Has someone done an update?

Yes, a rather sheepish edit has been done. It looks a lot less like Clapham Yard than it did.
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« Reply #745 on: September 10, 2024, 17:48:23 »


It looks just like Great Malvern station and I can see only two rails. Has someone done an update?

Yes, a rather sheepish edit has been done. It looks a lot less like Clapham Yard than it did.

I have a great deal of sympathy with journalists who have to rush out a story with an illustration they don't have in their image library.   Have the same problem finding an apprpproriate image for my blog - https://grahamellis.uk/perm.html to see a series of pictures where I have done my best. Sometimes I note "stock image" in the caption ...
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« Reply #746 on: September 11, 2024, 08:10:24 »


It looks just like Great Malvern station and I can see only two rails. Has someone done an update?

Yes, a rather sheepish edit has been done. It looks a lot less like Clapham Yard than it did.

I have a great deal of sympathy with journalists who have to rush out a story with an illustration they don't have in their image library.   

................and it's probably fair to say that 99% of their readers wouldn't know/couldn't care less whether the illustration is a little off, it's just there to serve the article?
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« Reply #747 on: September 11, 2024, 16:02:48 »

As I have posted previously here on this topic:

Perhaps best not to post any picture, then.   Wink Cheesy Grin

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« Reply #748 on: September 17, 2024, 08:38:37 »

I hesitate to put this good news story here, but you can see why I have
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« Reply #749 on: September 17, 2024, 09:18:52 »

Devon now achieves a standard of rail travel equal to Nigeria and Mexico!
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