Bearwood Owl1 Posted May 4, 2020 Share Posted May 4, 2020 Take the paywalls out of the equation and I think this is a good time for online SWFC journalism. Nancy at the Athletic, Dom at the Examiner and Alex and now Joe at the Star are all writing detailed and intelligent stuff. Long may it continue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
owls101 Posted May 4, 2020 Share Posted May 4, 2020 1 hour ago, @owlstalk said: Aye Can see The Examiner (where Dom is now) overtaking The Star big time as it's free for everyone to read as much as they like Yep. The stars website is a joke Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
@owlstalk Posted May 4, 2020 Share Posted May 4, 2020 2 minutes ago, Bearwood Owl1 said: Take the paywalls out of the equation and I think this is a good time for online SWFC journalism. Nancy at the Athletic, Dom at the Examiner and Alex and now Joe at the Star are all writing detailed and intelligent stuff. Long may it continue. This I agree with. Owlstalk Shop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldtawnyowl Posted May 4, 2020 Share Posted May 4, 2020 (edited) 2 hours ago, soldierboyblue said: The dark side of the city have James Shield who is porcine to the core, And it shows in his articles. 2 hours ago, Key said: It certainly does; he talks a load of balls and his views are ‘balanced’ only by having a large chip on each shoulder! In other words he’s a typical Blunt. How do you know that ? Edited May 4, 2020 by oldtawnyowl 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Key Posted May 4, 2020 Share Posted May 4, 2020 42 minutes ago, oldtawnyowl said: How do you know that ? Because I can read. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldtawnyowl Posted May 4, 2020 Share Posted May 4, 2020 3 hours ago, Key said: Because I can read. You read the Stir? Even worse you read the piggies articles? Should be absolutely ashamed of yourself, sir. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwellOwl Posted May 4, 2020 Share Posted May 4, 2020 8 hours ago, Essix Blue said: Good guy to follow on Twitter, should be a good insight for the star. Just a shame you have to pay or something to read the articles! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChapSmurf Posted May 4, 2020 Share Posted May 4, 2020 7 hours ago, @owlstalk said: It's a welcome move for sure, but you have to wonder about the viewing figures for all this hard work, what with The Star being behind a paywall these days etc.. Are you referring to the paywall that stops you reading more than 3 articles a week (or whatever the number is)? If so, you can get around that in about 5 seconds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
@owlstalk Posted May 4, 2020 Share Posted May 4, 2020 Just now, ChapSmurf said: Are you referring to the paywall that stops you reading more than 3 articles a week (or whatever the number is)? If so, you can get around that in about 5 seconds. Yeah I know about the way round it The fact I've not been bothered to do it anymore tells you everything about the perception of The Star's website Owlstalk Shop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChapSmurf Posted May 4, 2020 Share Posted May 4, 2020 Just now, @owlstalk said: Yeah I know about the way round it The fact I've not been bothered to do it anymore tells you everything about the perception of The Star's website I've only done it "just in case", but you're absolutely right. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holmowl Posted May 4, 2020 Share Posted May 4, 2020 9 hours ago, Essix Blue said: Joe Crann. Big Owls fans, been working in South Africa covering football. Very knowledgable and seems a good sort. I know his mum and dad very well. on twitter also Good luck Joe Read a few of his items and they were excellent. Wish him well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Grez Bez Posted May 4, 2020 Share Posted May 4, 2020 8 hours ago, @owlstalk said: Aye Can see The Examiner (where Dom is now) overtaking The Star big time as it's free for everyone to read as much as they like It annoys me that the URL is Examiner (A Huddersfield paper) but akl their other papers are branded Live IE: LeedsLive BristolLive Its FAR better than the star though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owls2k Posted May 4, 2020 Share Posted May 4, 2020 I wonder how many Google surveys he had to complete in his interview. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toppOwl Posted May 4, 2020 Share Posted May 4, 2020 Didn't realise The Stir was still going, ho hum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomtheOwl95 Posted May 4, 2020 Share Posted May 4, 2020 Decent move by the Star. Always speaks sense on Twitter. It's nice for them to get an actual Wednesday fan on the team. Not saying the others don't want the club to do well but it does always feel different when it's an actual fan of the club writing the articles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Bulgaria Posted May 4, 2020 Share Posted May 4, 2020 9 hours ago, @owlstalk said: Nancy Frostick Why can't I stop giggling at that name... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plonk Posted May 5, 2020 Share Posted May 5, 2020 15 hours ago, @owlstalk said: Aye And it's just not worth it. (not a criticism of any of the Star's journalist's stories although I've not seen them because of the paywall) Dom's stuff on The Examiner is free, and pretty darn good. There's other SWFC news outlets too. Being behind a paywall will kill The Star off Excuse my ignorance, but what’s a paywall? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris_B_SWFC Posted May 5, 2020 Share Posted May 5, 2020 17 hours ago, Essix Blue said: Joe Crann. Big Owls fans, been working in South Africa covering football. Very knowledgable and seems a good sort. I know his mum and dad very well. on twitter also Good luck Joe Hi Joe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
@owlstalk Posted May 5, 2020 Share Posted May 5, 2020 3 hours ago, Plonk said: Excuse my ignorance, but what’s a paywall? Ah it just means that when you click onto the article it says you have to pay or subscribe and pay each month to view it Owlstalk Shop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plonk Posted May 5, 2020 Share Posted May 5, 2020 Thanks Niel, that is my new piece of wisdom for today! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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