Comments on: Lazy sub sparks overly defensive attack on blogger http://peteashton.com/2008/03/lazy_sub_sparks_overly_defensive_attack_on_blogger/ June 2000 to June 2010 Wed, 02 Jun 2010 21:48:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Susan Smillie http://peteashton.com/2008/03/lazy_sub_sparks_overly_defensive_attack_on_blogger/comment-page-1/#comment-43935 Susan Smillie Wed, 05 Mar 2008 11:48:22 +0000 http://peteashton.com/2008/03/lazy_sub_sparks_overly_defensive_attack_on_blogger/#comment-43935 Hey chaps, I see you've picked up our Brum thang. It did spark a bit of aggro - I agree with Pete in that that's mostly due to the head and standf, although, Paul, you're right - with a bit more research we could have had a different piece written - tbh, I commissioned this purely to start a debate about food in the regions and I was interested in getting the readers to tell us more than we were telling them. But I'd rather have people from those regions write stuff for me so there's more of an exchange of info going on - so Pete - or any other bloggers out there - if you have an idea for a post you'd like to write, give me a shout: susan.smillie@observer.co.uk. Cheers Hey chaps, I see you’ve picked up our Brum thang. It did spark a bit of aggro – I agree with Pete in that that’s mostly due to the head and standf, although, Paul, you’re right – with a bit more research we could have had a different piece written – tbh, I commissioned this purely to start a debate about food in the regions and I was interested in getting the readers to tell us more than we were telling them. But I’d rather have people from those regions write stuff for me so there’s more of an exchange of info going on – so Pete – or any other bloggers out there – if you have an idea for a post you’d like to write, give me a shout: susan.smillie@observer.co.uk.
Cheers

]]> By: Dave Harte http://peteashton.com/2008/03/lazy_sub_sparks_overly_defensive_attack_on_blogger/comment-page-1/#comment-43875 Dave Harte Wed, 05 Mar 2008 09:30:07 +0000 http://peteashton.com/2008/03/lazy_sub_sparks_overly_defensive_attack_on_blogger/#comment-43875 Spot on Pete. I was lamenting the lack of Middle Eastern restaurants in Brum (after having eaten in some in Cyprus over Christmas) and now from the comments in the Observer post I now know of at least two. It also served as a reminder that I need to pay a visit to the Ladypool road for the first time in years having now exhausted all the curry places in Cotteridge and surrounding areas. My question for Brum foodies is how come Eastside is so lacking in Restaurant venues? Surely there's enough of a night-time economy to warrant one? Dave Spot on Pete. I was lamenting the lack of Middle Eastern restaurants in Brum (after having eaten in some in Cyprus over Christmas) and now from the comments in the Observer post I now know of at least two. It also served as a reminder that I need to pay a visit to the Ladypool road for the first time in years having now exhausted all the curry places in Cotteridge and surrounding areas.

My question for Brum foodies is how come Eastside is so lacking in Restaurant venues? Surely there’s enough of a night-time economy to warrant one?

Dave

]]> By: Paul Groves http://peteashton.com/2008/03/lazy_sub_sparks_overly_defensive_attack_on_blogger/comment-page-1/#comment-43867 Paul Groves Wed, 05 Mar 2008 07:30:24 +0000 http://peteashton.com/2008/03/lazy_sub_sparks_overly_defensive_attack_on_blogger/#comment-43867 Hi Pete, No offence taken, but...;-) Yes, the headline is poor. But I still stand by my criticism about the piece. Either as a writer, a news editor or editor, I would not have been happy to run a piece with that opening paragraph and then compound the mistake by continuing to fail to tell the story. It didn't take too much surfing to find out a few more details about Delice, its origins, its aims etc. As a result, the story is quite different to the one being portrayed - which is what some of the comments on the original blog are alluding to, I feel. I'm annoyed by the lazy journalism more than the Brum bashing. Having said that I can be twitchy about such things. But I regard myself as incredibly well-balanced, as a Welshman living in the Midlands I have a chip on both shoulders regarding London-centric media reporting. Hi Pete,

No offence taken, but…;-)

Yes, the headline is poor. But I still stand by my criticism about the piece. Either as a writer, a news editor or editor, I would not have been happy to run a piece with that opening paragraph and then compound the mistake by continuing to fail to tell the story. It didn’t take too much surfing to find out a few more details about Delice, its origins, its aims etc. As a result, the story is quite different to the one being portrayed – which is what some of the comments on the original blog are alluding to, I feel. I’m annoyed by the lazy journalism more than the Brum bashing.

Having said that I can be twitchy about such things. But I regard myself as incredibly well-balanced, as a Welshman living in the Midlands I have a chip on both shoulders regarding London-centric media reporting.

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