Urge to maim reporters rising

darthdavid · Post by **darthdavid** » 2004-01-02 04:46pm

Read...article...front...page.

Dressed link

In summary, media screwed over penny arcade. Media fucktards. Read.

Pablo Sanchez · Post by **Pablo Sanchez** » 2004-01-02 05:01pm

Let me see if I understood that correctly:
The media reported that the Penny Arcade gifts were given by a Catholic School and then undervalued the donation by a factor of around 200.

That's what I got from the front page, and I can't understand how they could so very very wrong. My best guess for a Penny Arcade's course of action would be to write a letter requesting an official correction by the news channel, and perhaps some letters to local newspapers. They don't have to stand for getting fucked that badly.

Einhander Sn0m4n · Post by **Einhander Sn0m4n** » 2004-01-02 05:04pm

And once again, we get a spectacular demonstration of just why 'Unbiased' and 'Big Media' will never be in the same sentence except ones like this.

Daltonator · Post by **Daltonator** » 2004-01-02 05:48pm

Fucking cocks. I'm ashamed to work for the news media.

Hamel · Post by **Hamel** » 2004-01-02 05:57pm

Christopher Byron is scum.

Raptor 597 · Post by **Raptor 597** » 2004-01-02 06:01pm

Wow, that doesn't really surprise me. Not the media in generally, but that anti-GTA asshole was out to scalp some heads. The media responsible will never admit real mistakes, I have the same kind of bastards at the local station. They pander to Creationists, Fundamentalism, and Homophobia; and they're the damn CBS affliates!

Post by **Darth Wong** » 2004-01-02 06:06pm

Nothing new. When I was in grade five, I wrote an essay for school about media sensationalist tactics with regard to nuclear power safety. The only mystery is why people trust the media to fairly report anything which is remotely political in nature.

Soontir C'boath · Post by **Soontir C'boath** » 2004-01-02 06:41pm

It's the New York Post, a load of horseshit and it only costs a quarter. I've heard this paper is in huge debt and hopefully this piece of shit will finally DIE!~Jason

DPDarkPrimus · Post by **DPDarkPrimus** » 2004-01-03 01:12am

They didn't report shit about their charity work? FUCKING BASTARDS!

At least there were some reports done while the fundraising was still going on, with ACCURATE figures...

Asst. Asst. Lt. Cmdr. Smi · Post by **Asst. Asst. Lt. Cmdr. Smi** » 2004-01-03 03:01am

There's probably a hidden motive. Nobody mistakes people like them for a catholic school and reports their gifts as costing far, far less than they actally were and lets them into print without having some motive for doing so.

I say they should write letters to that paper, and others about the incident, perhaps publicly clear things up.

AnimeJet · Post by **AnimeJet** » 2004-01-03 04:20am

Ugh, thats just sickening. My friend showed me child's play a few weeks ago, and it was such a wonderful thing. It was heartwarming to see all these donations being given to kids that deserve them, and what will the rest of the world know? That some Catholic School donated them? What the damn fuck, the pain, it burns

Glocksman · Post by **Glocksman** » 2004-01-03 04:38am

Soontir C'boath wrote:It's the New York Post, a load of horseshit and it only costs a quarter. I've heard this paper is in huge debt and hopefully this piece of shit will finally DIE!~Jason

IIRC, the Post is part of the Murdoch empire.

General Zod · Post by **General Zod** » 2004-01-03 04:39am

that article (the NY Times one) is simply pathetic. half of the claims they make in it could be refuted with almost no effort whatsoever. you'd think they'd at least have put some effort into making their inane ranting seem intelligent.

Kamakazie Sith · Post by **Kamakazie Sith** » 2004-01-03 06:07am

Darth Wong wrote:Nothing new. When I was in grade five, I wrote an essay for school about media sensationalist tactics with regard to nuclear power safety. The only mystery is why people trust the media to fairly report anything which is remotely political in nature.

LOL show off......

On topic.

I've seriously considered emailing the person that wrote the news article and challenging his comments, I still might. I am getting so fucking sick of people always trying to pass blame, no it's not possible that those two kids were just simply fucked up? Argh responsibility has no meaning in this world anymore.......

DPDarkPrimus · Post by **DPDarkPrimus** » 2004-01-03 05:16pm

I'm pretty sure this would fall under libel...

Keevan_Colton · Post by **Keevan_Colton** » 2004-01-03 05:19pm

DPDarkPrimus wrote:I'm pretty sure this would fall under libel...

It's a little bit tricky there....defamation laws would allow them to get away scot free if they were to take the right tac with it......

Hamel · Post by **Hamel** » 2004-01-03 05:22pm

Glocksman wrote:
Soontir C'boath wrote:It's the New York Post, a load of horseshit and it only costs a quarter. I've heard this paper is in huge debt and hopefully this piece of shit will finally DIE!~Jason
IIRC, the Post is part of the Murdoch empire.

Cult leader Moon and Murdoch, unfortunately, have big time ownership in American media

Murdoch established extreme rightwing US news outlets but kisses commie ass in China

He pisses me off so much

neoolong · Post by **neoolong** » 2004-01-03 05:32pm

Keevan_Colton wrote:
DPDarkPrimus wrote:I'm pretty sure this would fall under libel...
It's a little bit tricky there....defamation laws would allow them to get away scot free if they were to take the right tac with it......

If I remember correctly, under American law, they would have to prove that the people that wrote the article had an intent to harm.

Andrew J. · Post by **Andrew J.** » 2004-01-03 05:44pm

The Penny Arcade sit has a list of e-mails you can send responses to. Scroll to the bottom to see them.

Einhander Sn0m4n · Post by **Einhander Sn0m4n** » 2004-01-03 05:56pm

Captain Lennox wrote:Wow, that doesn't really surprise me. Not the media in generally, but that anti-GTA asshole was out to scalp some heads. The media responsible will never admit real mistakes, I have the same kind of bastards at the local station. They pander to Creationists, Fundamentalism, and Homophobia; and they're the damn CBS affliates!

And these are supposedly Commie media assholes doing that? Proof once again that the political spectrum is a circle, not a line. Go far enough right and you pop out from the left and vice versa. Moderates (like you and me) are at the top of the circle, tyrants are at the bottom...

Post by **The Yosemite Bear** » 2004-01-03 06:38pm

I think there is a reason I quit studding journalism/law after taking ethics classes....

DPDarkPrimus · Post by **DPDarkPrimus** » 2004-01-03 11:16pm

They just can't have any news about gamers doing something positive...

Post by **The Yosemite Bear** » 2004-01-04 03:02am

of course not, where suposed to be 10,000 times worse then rapists and pedophiles....

Vertigo1 · Post by **Vertigo1** » 2004-01-04 03:12am

DPDarkPrimus wrote:They just can't have any news about gamers doing something positive...

You mean we all don't grab guns and start shooting people because we play violent games?