Comments on: Press Gazette Closes http://www.blog-relations.com/2006/11/25/press-gazette-closes/ We make blogs and Podcasts Fri, 05 Dec 2008 00:23:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Hugh http://www.blog-relations.com/2006/11/25/press-gazette-closes/#comment-13389 Hugh Mon, 27 Nov 2006 13:32:20 +0000 http://www.blog-relations.com/2006/11/25/press-gazette-closes/#comment-13389 Oliver Luft from Journalism.co.uk gives a fairly comprehensive dismissal of almost all my points - but I would be interested if he could give me his views for the reason why Press Gazette went out of business... Oliver Luft from Journalism.co.uk gives a fairly comprehensive dismissal of almost all my points - but I would be interested if he could give me his views for the reason why Press Gazette went out of business…

]]> By: Oliver Luft http://www.blog-relations.com/2006/11/25/press-gazette-closes/#comment-13360 Oliver Luft Mon, 27 Nov 2006 10:05:42 +0000 http://www.blog-relations.com/2006/11/25/press-gazette-closes/#comment-13360 Sorry, but some of the point of this post need addressing. "Classified Ads for British journalism jobs go straight to Monday’s Media Guardian" Just not true. Journalism.co.uk carries a similar number of journalism jobs to the Guardian and PG was not strong on jobs anyway - hardly the reason for its demise. "I suppose there are so many media pundits blogging away for free these days, that the competition was almost limitless" Perhaps, but most of what floats about is poor second-hand rhetoric worthy only of distain and a desire never to return. "Still, I think if you wanted to really know what was going on behind the scenes in British journalism, you had to read the Gazette." Yep, have to agree with that. But despite is doubted quality it was not the sole provider 'going on behind the scenes in British journalism'. "It will be missed." Absolutely. Sorry, but some of the point of this post need addressing.

“Classified Ads for British journalism jobs go straight to Monday’s Media Guardian”

Just not true. Journalism.co.uk carries a similar number of journalism jobs to the Guardian and PG was not strong on jobs anyway - hardly the reason for its demise.

“I suppose there are so many media pundits blogging away for free these days, that the competition was almost limitless”

Perhaps, but most of what floats about is poor second-hand rhetoric worthy only of distain and a desire never to return.

“Still, I think if you wanted to really know what was going on behind the scenes in British journalism, you had to read the Gazette.”

Yep, have to agree with that. But despite is doubted quality it was not the sole provider ‘going on behind the scenes in British journalism’.

“It will be missed.”

Absolutely.

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