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Re: What happened to the fake Ispwich Star article?

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Hmmm, the one I read was a send up of that official one you''ve just linked to. Admins, did you take it down? You''ve gotta admit it was very funny. As a journo myself it hit all the right notes and mocked over exaggerated, self-promoting articles.

I''ve googled, but have so far found nothing!

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Reading that article puts me in mind of the bloke who does the deep thoaty voiceovers on Hollywood blockbusters - "In a time of hunger, he went to the shops to buy a pound of sprouts...." etc...

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the article on the binnie paper site is rubbish too... the reporter is still waffling on like he has got some new Girlfriend!

jas :)

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[quote user="buddhaboy"]that has to be one of the worst and laziest pieces of journalism ive ever seen.
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The interesting thing to me is the absence of direct first person quotes - I''m guessing that was part of the interview agreement.

Makes it all a bit pointless really.  Perhaps "My Vision for Ipswich" is next year.

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"Yes, the multi-millionaire could take control of ITFC for a bargain price and, without doubt, the group would being able to take over and dissipate the club''s huge debt - but there was another crucial factor.

Ipswich had “community” written large into its make-up."

 

i dont call getting debts written off from local businesses a ''community'' kind of thing

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[quote user="plan b"]

"Yes, the multi-millionaire could take control of ITFC for a bargain price and, without doubt, the group would being able to take over and dissipate the club''s huge debt - but there was another crucial factor.

Ipswich had “community” written large into its make-up."

 

i dont call getting debts written off from local businesses a ''community'' kind of thing

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Nor did the local businesses as I recall.  It sent a small firm bust in Colchester but I''m sure they entered into the community spirit of the whole thing.

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It''s back! Yay. Thanks admins, I''m sure you had to make sure it was all coche and that. Cheers for putting it back up. Now I can share it with the world! If anyone needs someone to explain why it''s funny, then please ask. I might even set up a conference somewhere in the eastern regions.

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It does read as though someone is giving someone lip service... How much of that is conjecture, and actual interview is dubious - it actually reads like the journalist has been handed a press release and told to fashion a story from it rather than a face-to-face interview, or even via phone.

If I''d handed that in at Uni when I was studying Journalism, I doubt I''d have got much more than 50-55% and a "nice, but you haven''t really done much with the subject matter."

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This was my favourite bit :"Let the scene switch from Ipswich to the picture-postcard village of

Walsham le Willows, in Suffolk''s green sward north of Stowmarket. This

delightful village, home of the Six Bells pub - where frothing pints of

tasty Greene King IPA are quaffed by happy locals - is also home to the

agricultural and building merchants Clarke''s."
Pure Alan Partridge [:D]

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