Thu Sep 07, 2017 5:29 pm
It's not news, but neither is Metro or clickbaity parts of the Telegraph.
It's a flashy, light news service with plenty of light and shade.
The average salary there is something like £19,000 and it shows in their huge staff turnover and annual redundancies. Staff are overworked, and things like proofreading and subbing are things of the past. Many of the staff are English and have no clue about Wales either.
Take for example, last night's headline:
Pilot killed at Welsh airport.
What was wrong with Caernarfon airport? It just isn't self-aware. Even the Telegraph used Caernarfon.
It's not a Wales-wide paper either, as it's very, very Cardiff centric and totally irrelevant if you're from the north or west.
As a former journalist myself, I find it embarrassing to read with features like "15 banging sandwiches in Cardiff you have to stuff in your face right now" (genuine headline; google it!).
However, keep an eye out for articles by Martin Shipton and Carolyn Hitt - they're the only ones worth reading.