Coronation Street - Current Episode Discussion - V

[parkerman]

Is the calendar in black & white? I ask this because kiwi fruit is green......:

Come to think of it though, I suppose it is brown outside isn't it?

[Jadefalcon]

I've got to admit that Fizs laugh was very fake sounding and irritating.

[lizann]

Having sex may have been on his bucket list.

i doubt he is a virgin

[Dennis tanner]

Curtis and Emma need to settle down in front of the tele and watch Private Benjamin

[Perdita]

Mary: The male physique in all curves and crevices

[Son of Cain]

I doubt there is a local paper in the land that would pay ?30,000 for a story no matter how big it is. In the six years that I freelanced for our local paper, the editorial staff was cut from about ten to two. There used to be two editions a week plus a free paper, now it is one weekly edition. Not only that but several locals were combined so the offices were closed, and their staff were all made redundant including the editors and photographers, two of whom are used as freelancers now but are only hired on a half day rate, which was previously unheard of. It was always a full day rate even if there was only one job that day. Now 50% of the content is sourced from readers or organizers of events who have to supply their own pictures usually taken on a mobile phone, so the quality has dropped. Traditionally local papers were funded by advertising, mostly estate agents, not the cover price which probably did not even pay for the printing costs. With most advertising not on-line our local is less than half as thick as it was.
Good luck Laura getting ?30,000 - you have no chance.

[parkerman]

I doubt there is a local paper in the land that would pay ?30,000 for a story no matter how big it is. In the six years that I freelanced for our local paper, the editorial staff was cut from about ten to two. There used to be two editions a week plus a free paper, now it is one weekly edition. Not only that but several locals were combined so the offices were closed, and their staff were all made redundant including the editors and photographers, two of whom are used as freelancers now but are only hired on a half day rate, which was previously unheard of. It was always a full day rate even if there was only one job that day. Now 50% of the content is sourced from readers or organizers of events who have to supply their own pictures usually taken on a mobile phone, so the quality has dropped. Traditionally local papers were funded by advertising, mostly estate agents, not the cover price which probably did not even pay for the printing costs. With most advertising not on-line our local is less than half as thick as it was.
Good luck Laura getting ?30,000 - you have no chance.

I write local history articles for our local paper quite regularly. I never get paid! The only time I received any payment was back in 1989!

It is a very similar story with our local paper SOC, they have cut staff and closed the local office. The three journalists that still work for it all work from home.

[lizann]

Mary: The male physique in all curves and crevices

is the calendar going to really be on sale, just asking for a friend

[bratface]

is the calendar going to really be on sale, just asking for a friend

I'm a few days behind & the calendar stuff hasn't come up yet. But I've been thinking, who is even fit enough on Corrie that we would want to see them semi-naked?

Ryan has nice arms but I saw him without a shirt a few days ago & his belly was hanging out there (like Steve's).

Imran looked good a while back but he's looking a bit 'chubby'.

Todd, maybe, but he's such an ass.

James

But the rest are a bit 'long in the tooth' or just aren't attractive (IMHO).

[Jadefalcon]

When it comes to photographs, I've noticed lots of online articles that when reporting something like say a traffic accident or a break in or whatever don't even bother with ordinary photos, they'll use screen grabs from Google maps or whatever.