“80% of young Scots snub independence” front page news. Must be true yeah?
Hmmmm. But that would mean 80% of young Scots were against independence wouldn’t it? Yet in the sub headline, it appears, only 60% of 14 to 17 year olds are actually planning to vote No. the rest is made up of Yes (20.9%) and and Undecided (18.8%). Undecided used to mean that you hadn’t decided something. Apparently now it’s just the same as no.
HOLD THE FRONT PAGE!
“In 2005, an over-stretched local newspaper outfit, the Johnston Press, had a rush of blood to its silly head and bought the Scotsman group from the Barclays for £160 million. It has already seen off three editors and, if the paper survives, will doubtless see off several more. It is a crazy way to run a business, yet not at all surprising. The company had no expertise in running a national newspaper, far less in securing the future of a treasured national institution which the Scotsman was and potentially remains. What we are witnessing in the slow death of this newspaper is a national tragedy, but it may not be unavoidable yet.”
Kenneth Roy- Editor, The Scottish Review
Tagged: #the scotsman #newspapers #truth
