Love the photo of you in a domanatrix’s dungeon, really illustrates how your swimming experience was dominated by this guy and his video call... joking, at least it’s made the news a bit lighter than the covid cycle of news at the minute! That being said if you’re ever swimming and that guy is on a video call again I’d avoid standing behind him on the call because that could generate one hell of a follow up article 😂
I'm curious about the process that leads to these articles. Do they have some software that scrapes Twitter and BookFace for keywords or rely on staff? Do they have an editorial meeting in the morning where the pick the "best" tweets or do the staff write any old rubbish and it gets published on the website? Do senior journalists write these while they're on the loo or do they out source it to the Philippines?
I think just some new reporters who are just pressured to come up with stuff, trawling twitter. There's software also that tracks what tweets are currently "heating up" so you can predict which ones will go viral. Then you write the article before it hits peak viral, so you become part of the conversation.
I'm always of two minds about these clickbait articles - on the one hand the lazy journalism annoys me (although I realise that there's a lot of pressure for instant stories/controversies), and on the other hand I'm usually impressed at how much can be made from so little, there's definitely a skill in that!
It is impressive how far they took it! Or is it depressing? My only concern is the never nude part. It's like when people tell me they don't eat eggplants or mushrooms... You're missing out on one of the joys of life! When the borders open up I highly recommend finding a nude beach in a foreign land where it's normal. It's very liberating! (And I guess easier in a land where you're not a well known media personality.
NZ journalism is so random, such low hanging fruit and terrible stories. Then you have people like Paula Penfold and the amazing investigative journalism she is doing at Stuff. Personally I choose never to go to NZ Herald, it is such a cesspit of negativity. What a time we live in, an article and media circus from one small event in your day 🤦🏼♀️
Stuff really flipped over when Sinead bought it, as well. There is a great episode of The Fold podcast with her, talking about her purchase of Stuff and the changes she made. And yeah, Paula's team there is so, so good.
Hello Dave I’m doing a little piece for the herald about how the basketball in the changing room belonged to Steve Adams. Can you confirm it was Larry David who accidentally tripped him up at a game due to leg cramp? Xo
Congrats on your promotion to media personality, David! You're mainstream now!!
Do you think there should be some effort in isolating shit "news" like this so it doesn't fill the same feed as Things That Matter? Or do you think this would obstruct our freedoms as... Journalists...? Although this isn't as shameless as say, completely falsifying something (the future of news is inevitably full of audio and video fakes) and the stakes here were pretty low, but it feels very dystopian...
I think there should be no reporting on tweets. Single tweets. I think that should be the rule. Simple, and clear. I don't mind some fluff, but I have my limits!
There is just no budget or time to allow journalists to do old fashioned stuff like get outside or make calls. So Twitter is like this instant string of "facts" that can be latched onto. Easy stories. I hate it!
What a fucking shitshow. Them - not you.
Ha, thanks Simon. 7 word message... I calculate that will generate an article of a least 10 paragraphs.
Love the photo of you in a domanatrix’s dungeon, really illustrates how your swimming experience was dominated by this guy and his video call... joking, at least it’s made the news a bit lighter than the covid cycle of news at the minute! That being said if you’re ever swimming and that guy is on a video call again I’d avoid standing behind him on the call because that could generate one hell of a follow up article 😂
I thought he SHOULD stand behind him on the next video call just to fuck with them. Imagine the clicks and head explosion emoji usage!
I can see the headline now “Media personality causes a storm gate crashing unsuspecting man’s video call NAKED🍆” 😂😭
Hamilton Woman Receives Nude-Referencing Email From NZ Media Personality!
Now THAT'S a headline
I'm curious about the process that leads to these articles. Do they have some software that scrapes Twitter and BookFace for keywords or rely on staff? Do they have an editorial meeting in the morning where the pick the "best" tweets or do the staff write any old rubbish and it gets published on the website? Do senior journalists write these while they're on the loo or do they out source it to the Philippines?
I think just some new reporters who are just pressured to come up with stuff, trawling twitter. There's software also that tracks what tweets are currently "heating up" so you can predict which ones will go viral. Then you write the article before it hits peak viral, so you become part of the conversation.
I'm always of two minds about these clickbait articles - on the one hand the lazy journalism annoys me (although I realise that there's a lot of pressure for instant stories/controversies), and on the other hand I'm usually impressed at how much can be made from so little, there's definitely a skill in that!
I think that's a great way to look at it in order to maintain your sanity
It is impressive how far they took it! Or is it depressing? My only concern is the never nude part. It's like when people tell me they don't eat eggplants or mushrooms... You're missing out on one of the joys of life! When the borders open up I highly recommend finding a nude beach in a foreign land where it's normal. It's very liberating! (And I guess easier in a land where you're not a well known media personality.
NEVER! Ha!
I'm a never-nude too, I'm glad there are others out there. I thought I was weird.
And now you have written an article about an article written about a tweet. Gotta love it
This is very true. It's article inception!
Glad you survived this shocking event so you can come be a media personality for our entertainment.
I am #blessed
NZ journalism is so random, such low hanging fruit and terrible stories. Then you have people like Paula Penfold and the amazing investigative journalism she is doing at Stuff. Personally I choose never to go to NZ Herald, it is such a cesspit of negativity. What a time we live in, an article and media circus from one small event in your day 🤦🏼♀️
Stuff really flipped over when Sinead bought it, as well. There is a great episode of The Fold podcast with her, talking about her purchase of Stuff and the changes she made. And yeah, Paula's team there is so, so good.
I'm surprised the NZ Herald didn't manage to cram something about Harry and Meghan into the article about your tweet as well...
They really missed a trick
No, bringing nothing to the world other than, in this case, being hilarious. Aww David Farrier, my favourite Media Personality. 😭💀
Hello Dave I’m doing a little piece for the herald about how the basketball in the changing room belonged to Steve Adams. Can you confirm it was Larry David who accidentally tripped him up at a game due to leg cramp? Xo
I think I know a place that's hiring... !
About four years ago I made this list...
https://www.freitasm.com/8888
LOVE this, Mauricio!
Congrats on your promotion to media personality, David! You're mainstream now!!
Do you think there should be some effort in isolating shit "news" like this so it doesn't fill the same feed as Things That Matter? Or do you think this would obstruct our freedoms as... Journalists...? Although this isn't as shameless as say, completely falsifying something (the future of news is inevitably full of audio and video fakes) and the stakes here were pretty low, but it feels very dystopian...
I think there should be no reporting on tweets. Single tweets. I think that should be the rule. Simple, and clear. I don't mind some fluff, but I have my limits!
Unless Biden tweets that Area 51 really does contain a dead alien.
Hahaha, this was amazing!!!
I have noticed so much lazy "journalism" of late, where people's twitter/insta pages are turned into articles, so bizarre...
There mustn't be enough covid/scaremongering news around at the moment 😂
There is just no budget or time to allow journalists to do old fashioned stuff like get outside or make calls. So Twitter is like this instant string of "facts" that can be latched onto. Easy stories. I hate it!