It seems that this sort of thing has been replaced by things such a regional Facebook pages and other social media platforms. It’s such a shame because the journalistic endeavour for truth has gone because social media is about opinions not facts. That is the great loss for me.
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[Albion] What's going on at the Argus Sub Editors desk?
- Thread starter Lenny Rider
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Can remember when Argus had pages of jobs on Wednesday Cars on Thursday and Property Friday.
What is Brighton and Hove News like Is it better than Argus
- Apr 5, 2014
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Cars on Wednesday, jobs on Thursday. Not sure why I felt the need to correct. But anyway.
Lenny Rider
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- Sep 15, 2010
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Obviously a number of us were in France or in the process of travelling there, so it went under the radar to a degree, but on the day of the Marseille game there was no sports pages whatsoever in the Argus due to an ’oversight’ at the printers in Weymouth!
So arguably one of the biggest days in the clubs history and nothing in the local paper
Back in the good old days when the paper was printed on site, firstly in the middle of the City and than latterly at Hollingbury, the Editor without exception looked at the first copy to come off the presses.
Different times.
So arguably one of the biggest days in the clubs history and nothing in the local paper
Back in the good old days when the paper was printed on site, firstly in the middle of the City and than latterly at Hollingbury, the Editor without exception looked at the first copy to come off the presses.
Different times.
Tom Hark Preston Park
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- Jul 6, 2003
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The pink Sports Argus was sooooo good. Required reading, densely packed with post-match scores and reports and freely available hot off the press in newsagents about an hour after the final whistle of a 3pm kick-off. Genuinely impressive on every level
ClemFandango
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yes, massively regret it, worked at the Argus in the '90s when it used to sell 120,000 copies a day and had regional offices in every major Sussex town. Utterly decimated now by, as many have said, the loss of revenue to the internet behemoths. The loss of local papers is a disaster in terms of holding local authorities to accountMarket forces.....I would like to be able to find an argument for state subsidy of local news media, but I can't
If people stopped using the BBC I'd feel the same about that, but it is massively used still as far as I can see.
And it isn't a private company so it is a different entity altogether.
(Sorry, I can't tell if you regret the passing of Argus 'quality' or simply accept it as inevitable).
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- May 8, 2018
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Wonder who the Argus is going to appoint for the recently created Political Editor role?
Greg Bobkin
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- May 22, 2012
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I don't read that rag, but the problem you mention sounds like it is down to the author of the piece or the editor. It's not a sub's job (especially this day and age) to add in information such as that if it's not there.
Albion foundation looks to benefit from club's success as it celebrates 35th birthday
The chairwoman of the Brighton and Hove Albion Foundation says the charity is going from strength to strength off the back of the club’s recent…www.theargus.co.uk
No mention of Steve Ford who set the whole thing up and worked on the project for 23 years?
London Irish
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But what could ordinary members of the NUJ have done about it? Aren’t you confusing them with the owners and senior managers who were actually responsible for responding to tech disruption?
London Irish
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Given I think the subs are the other side of Southampton these days, doubly so
Greg Bobkin
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- May 22, 2012
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I wouldn't even be so sure there are subs, plural, either! I know if many outlets where they just don't exist.
HillBarnTillIDie
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- Jul 2, 2011
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Your almost certainly right.
Like most things in this country, quantity over quality seems to be the dish of the day
The Clown of Pevensey Bay
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If it weren’t for Albion coverage there’d be even less reason to read the Argus. I firmly believe that Andy Naylor was the only thing stopping Newsquest from ending daily publication.
Braggfan
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Thank god
Lenny Rider
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Sorry Greg I was being facetious.
My point being whoever wrote the original piece needs shooting, to not mention Steve Ford after his role in the 35 years and the fact he set the whole thing up, beggars belief.
ROSM
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I suspect this was written from a starting point of a press release or scheduled interview
The angle is driven by the foundation. If the journalist doesnt have the background they wont ask questions on it.
Many people wont know that BHAs 1st education through football session was run at falmer high school and was designed by andy schofield who went on to be head at varndean and was delivered by a team including club employees /directors and members of the falmer for all group.
The angle is driven by the foundation. If the journalist doesnt have the background they wont ask questions on it.
Many people wont know that BHAs 1st education through football session was run at falmer high school and was designed by andy schofield who went on to be head at varndean and was delivered by a team including club employees /directors and members of the falmer for all group.
Lenny Rider
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Probably needs an RIP thread, did a lot of reporting during the War Years
Got a feeling his wife Sue read the news on Southern Sound.
ROSM
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He was a legend. His coverage of the 'off field' albion from the goldstone sale, battle for withdean, fight for falmer was superb. He picked up by the way comments in council meetings that would grow legs and run. Councillors believing they were clever would soon be caught out. He wrote editorials , front pages and his own column about that.
The morning of the falmer referendum the city was decorated in green 'Yes yes' balloons and banners. We focused on routes to work used by local journalists and Adam appeared on the radio Sussex breakfast show from Brighton. His comments about the campaign were wonderful for this bunch of political amateurs to hear.
He also didnt suffer fools gladly and saw through a number of local shysters who sadly still exist in our city today fighting spurious causes while on the take
My wife worked with him for a decade and stayed friends for many years since. He will be missed