Big announcement coming up on Phantom FM at 4 (1 Viewer)

[shower another shower]

Theres gonna be a fairly major announcement on RTE this week about this I predict.....

I'd say the 'major announcement' will probably be about you, ye chancer.

 

[Gambra]

The last thing Ireland needs is more music journalists covering the same thing that every other journalist is covering. Still, I can't knock the fact that they're doing this for free. If one decent writer came out of it then I suppose it's worthwhile.

 

[Naomi Neu]

I can't knock the fact that they're doing this for free. If one decent writer came out of it then I suppose it's worthwhile.

Yeah you're right, it's cool that they've put this together on a non-profit basis. But I said on Jim Carroll's blog that it's a pity it was done as a backlash against Hot Press rather than just something nice for the sake of being nice.

 

[Andy_aurel]

But Hotpress deserves every lash going.

 

[Naomi Neu]

But Hotpress deserves every lash going.

Yeah they do and I worked for them for years so couldn't agree more. So I expected to see some practical application of journalistic skill by outlining why paying for the course was a scam. Google results for the HP diploma aren't going to come up with any professional criticism as there's no mention of HP by name in any of the blogs involved, just a snip about not having to pay €900.

 

[SONYMEGADRIVE]

why would anyone want to write about music anyway? even garry bushell moved on to writing about TV and foreigners

 

[тхеодоре кацзынски]

Why is everyone being so mean today?

well,its mean monday of course.(it falls on a tuesday this week)

 

[nEiLo]

I agree. writing about music is like... something something.

 

[daydream_nation]

in fairness, what a load of shit.
go tongue each others arseholes in private will ye

 

[Theseus Mock]

I was just looking at that blog post on irishmusicjournohack.wordpress.com or whatever and noticed some commenter has http://boob.ie/ as a domain, isn't .ie supposed to be devoid of porn/sexiness?

 

[Naomi Neu]

Someone else commented that they wanted to go, using the name Niall Stokes, which I thought was pretty funny!

 

[Lili Marlene]

If I go on that course maybe I'll get my Sting review printed






hmmm

You don’t have to come along every week if you don’t want to or can’t make it. You don’t even have to stay for the entire three hours if you have pressing engagements elsewhere. There will be an extensive reading list which you may or may not want to read. We’ll also give you some music journalism assignments if you want to do them, but it’s not mandatory. It’s up to you.

Worlds least accredited course?

 

[тхеодоре кацзынски]

sounds like an excuse for a piss up tbh.

 

[pete]

If I go on that course maybe I'll get my Sting review printed

frownyface.gif

 

[billygannon]

When will there be a course in how to post on Thumped?

 

[washingcattle]

You can apply for the washingcattle diploma in being a prick/ internet tough guy at www.washingcattleisacunt.fuckhotpress.cunt

 

[Unclealo]

Not lutely

 

[тхеодоре кацзынски]

abso-lutely not.

 

[washingcattle]

Your loss kids. I teach spell check and the use of the alt key

áß∂ƒ©µ˝˚deadly.

 

[jonah]

I'll never be an internet prick, I just don't have it in me. You guys.... you guys.