Thursday, 24 January 2013

Choughworld More Successful than new look MEN!

Official statistics reveal that Choughworld is now attracting more comments than the rival mainstream publication 'The Manchester Evening News'.

When asked to comment, editor Mr Chough made the statement "I have no idea where you got your figures from, but it is gratifying to show what people's journalism can achieve".  He added "We've not even started writing the script to get content from Twitter and Wikipedia and re-hash it as news, but as a content free news site, we rival the MEN".


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12 comments:

  1. Unknown24 January 2013 at 16:07

    We've also received this highly complementary review from a real journalist on Twitter. https://twitter.com/foodiesarah

    "The Moanchester Evening News http://choughworld.blogspot.co.uk has just set up on Blogger - seems an odd choice of platform in a way but....there it is"



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    1. scratching my head24 January 2013 at 16:48

      Maybe that start of your new chosen career....

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    2. Unknown24 January 2013 at 17:00

      I always knew that searching Twitter for stories then reposting them was easy, but I never realised just how easy it was.

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    3. scratching my head24 January 2013 at 17:26

      are the MEN recruting new journos - you could be our 'man on the inside' . If you do decide to undertake this mission, you may have to dumb down a bit. This message will self-destruct in 30 seconds, 29, 28, 27, 26....

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    4. Unknown24 January 2013 at 17:29

      If you look at the decline in content, and their frustration at policing the message boards, I'd suspect they're reducing the number of journalists.

      I just need to set some quality time aside to write the twitter/wikipedia autojournalist script and I could have content to rival the MEN.

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    5. scratching my head24 January 2013 at 20:32

      'I just need to set some quality time aside to write the twitter/wikipedia autojournalist script ' - why, is that how they do it, by setting 'quality time' aside

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  2. Anonymous1 February 2013 at 21:08

    Chough, why is are the comments coming from the same people?

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    1. Unknown1 February 2013 at 21:54

      There's a theory about that they are all me, under different aliases, alternately arguing and then agreeing with myself.

      Who's to say you aren't me, being controversial so I can disagree with you/myself?

      We'd like more people to join in. The original idea was just to let people say what they want.

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    2. CC, Original and Best9 February 2013 at 19:59

      Just like the old MEN days, eh, you and you imaginary friend/alter ego?

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    3. Unknown11 February 2013 at 13:30

      I don't know how you managed it, but that comment went into a queue called 'Awaiting Moderation'.

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    4. CC, Original and Best12 February 2013 at 19:57

      I noticed that to, made me feel right at home, just like the original MEN.
      I think I failed the robot test.

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    5. Unknown13 February 2013 at 15:11

      It had decided you were spam. I've taken the spam filters off...

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