Post by Redneck on May 28th, 2016 at 10:15am
The Daily Telegraph to trial ‘news’ section
Charles Firth May 28, 2016
For the first time in its history, The Daily
Telegraph has announced it will be trialing a news section, which will feature reports based on actual journalism rather than the long-form opinion pieces they are known
for.
The new section will be bereft of the opinion of Rupert Murdoch and has prompted the publication to hire its first fact checkers and journalists.
For loyal readers, there is no need to worry. The news will be a
small concise segment found on page 50.
The editor sought to reassure readers that the ‘news’ reports will never be featured on the front page. “I think that works well as our fiction section,” she said.
The announcement came as the newspaper celebrated another hallmark — 150 straight days featuring Bill Shorten in weird headwear on the front cover.
The Chief editor has high hopes for the news,
“We’ve stripped back anything we’ve ever done, my personal goal is to refrain
from using the phrase ‘fiscally blind lefties’ in any of the investigative reports.”
The new section was made possible thanks to specialised advertiser backing. The
first story in the news section will be an investigative report on ‘why KFC is so
finger licking good.’
There are no plans for The Herald-Sun to follow suit.
Read more at http://www.chaser.com.au/2016/news/#1er6DK4bp1orESzz.99
Charles Firth May 28, 2016
For the first time in its history, The Daily
Telegraph has announced it will be trialing a news section, which will feature reports based on actual journalism rather than the long-form opinion pieces they are known
for.
The new section will be bereft of the opinion of Rupert Murdoch and has prompted the publication to hire its first fact checkers and journalists.
For loyal readers, there is no need to worry. The news will be a
small concise segment found on page 50.
The editor sought to reassure readers that the ‘news’ reports will never be featured on the front page. “I think that works well as our fiction section,” she said.
The announcement came as the newspaper celebrated another hallmark — 150 straight days featuring Bill Shorten in weird headwear on the front cover.
The Chief editor has high hopes for the news,
“We’ve stripped back anything we’ve ever done, my personal goal is to refrain
from using the phrase ‘fiscally blind lefties’ in any of the investigative reports.”
The new section was made possible thanks to specialised advertiser backing. The
first story in the news section will be an investigative report on ‘why KFC is so
finger licking good.’
There are no plans for The Herald-Sun to follow suit.
Read more at http://www.chaser.com.au/2016/news/#1er6DK4bp1orESzz.99