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« on: January 19, 2025, 09:12:21 »

Sunday Telegraph:

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« Reply #1 on: January 19, 2025, 11:00:06 »
Bash the railways and tangentially include royalty in the story.

A perfect Phil Space Telegraph article.
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« Reply #2 on: January 19, 2025, 12:11:35 »
Quote from: JayMac on January 19, 2025, 11:00:06
Bash the railways and tangentially include royalty in the story.

A perfect Phil Space Telegraph article.

I guess it's helpful that the railways provide the Telegraph and other media with a rich source of such articles.....
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« Reply #3 on: January 19, 2025, 14:00:10 »
Be even more helpful if it named the station.   The nearest to Bucklebury as the crow flies is Midgham - is it there?
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« Reply #4 on: January 19, 2025, 14:02:48 »
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Whereas the bridge in Theale....
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« Reply #5 on: January 19, 2025, 16:53:20 »
Quote from: bobm on January 19, 2025, 14:00:10
Be even more helpful if it named the station.

I scanned it a few times before spotting Theale in the third paragraph. Better journalism would've included the station name in the headline or first paragraph, which should contain the 5Ws - what, where, when, who, why.
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« Reply #6 on: January 19, 2025, 18:11:24 »
Quote from: JayMac on January 19, 2025, 16:53:20
Quote from: bobm on January 19, 2025, 14:00:10
Be even more helpful if it named the station.

I scanned it a few times before spotting Theale in the third paragraph. Better journalism would've included the station name in the headline or first paragraph, which should contain the 5Ws - what, where, when, who, why.

.....or in the case of The Guardian, why oh why oh why oh why oh why!  Wink
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« Reply #7 on: January 19, 2025, 19:04:12 »
Quote from: JayMac on January 19, 2025, 16:53:20

... Better journalism would've included the station name in the headline or first paragraph ...


Yes, but we're discussing the Telegraph here.  Roll Eyes
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« Reply #8 on: January 19, 2025, 20:59:37 »
Quote from: TaplowGreen on January 19, 2025, 18:11:24
.....or in the case of The Guardian, why oh why oh why oh why oh why!  Wink

................and they would have misspelt Theale   Roll Eyes 
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