Slightly sensationalist subject line, but it makes the point.
Here follows a letter of complaint that I sent to the world's worst newspaper 'Metro' (unofficial slogan 'Yesterday's News Today') back in November. I meant to post it here before but forgot about until today when I sorted my in-box and did a bit of filing.
Of course, if I will insist on picking up free newspapers at railway stations, I only have myself to blame.
I think this is largely self-explanatory, but the details of the case are here. Needless to say, I didn't receive a reply.
----Original Message----
From: BaldySlaphead
Date: 17/11/2006 09:21
To: mail@metro.co.uk
Subj: Illustrating the Point
Dear Metro,
I'm sure I won't be the only reader to find it distasteful that next to a story about a serious sexual assault (Teacher cleared in pupil sex case, Nov 17), you printed a large picture of the teacher's glamour model sister in a low cut dress. I am unable to determine what possible relevance the sister has to the story. Hopefully Metro doesn't wish its readers to associate sexual violence with titillation?
I also note in the same issue that a story about Cosmopolitan magazine's recognition of Josie Russell's charity work is illustrated with a small inset of Ms Russell, and a considerably larger picture of TV presenter Fearne Cotton, despite the latter commanding a mere eleven words of the article.
Would it be too much to ask your picture editor to use a little more judgement in his or her choices, rather than just inserting barely relevant pictures of attractive young women at every opportunity?
Yours faithfully,
BaldySlaphead
Here follows a letter of complaint that I sent to the world's worst newspaper 'Metro' (unofficial slogan 'Yesterday's News Today') back in November. I meant to post it here before but forgot about until today when I sorted my in-box and did a bit of filing.
Of course, if I will insist on picking up free newspapers at railway stations, I only have myself to blame.
I think this is largely self-explanatory, but the details of the case are here. Needless to say, I didn't receive a reply.
----Original Message----
From: BaldySlaphead
Date: 17/11/2006 09:21
To: mail@metro.co.uk
Subj: Illustrating the Point
Dear Metro,
I'm sure I won't be the only reader to find it distasteful that next to a story about a serious sexual assault (Teacher cleared in pupil sex case, Nov 17), you printed a large picture of the teacher's glamour model sister in a low cut dress. I am unable to determine what possible relevance the sister has to the story. Hopefully Metro doesn't wish its readers to associate sexual violence with titillation?
I also note in the same issue that a story about Cosmopolitan magazine's recognition of Josie Russell's charity work is illustrated with a small inset of Ms Russell, and a considerably larger picture of TV presenter Fearne Cotton, despite the latter commanding a mere eleven words of the article.
Would it be too much to ask your picture editor to use a little more judgement in his or her choices, rather than just inserting barely relevant pictures of attractive young women at every opportunity?
Yours faithfully,
BaldySlaphead
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