1) Which high-ranking spin doctor spent two years wondering why the display on their mobile phone was so poor, before somebody pointed out today they were supposed to remove the protective sticker from the screen?
2) Which Advertiser staffer was very unimpressed at being stopped on his way to work and quizzed on suspicion of being a terrorist yesterday? He's recovering from the trauma by flying off to the US on holiday tonight and isn't looking forward to passport control very much.
3) Which of our newspaper offices was at the centre of a drama this afternoon after an enraged reader kicked in the front door and threatened staff with a skateboard? (Disputed paternity row sparked by publication of a baby photo on the Celebrations page apparently - very messy, but hardly the paper's fault).
4) What am I going to put on the front page of our New Addington edition this week? Common sense says go with the best hard news story, so why am I finding it so hard to avoid the temptation to go with the one with the funniest headline?
5) Why oh why oh why do people still persist in writing comments like: "I have no interest in this story' at the end of stories, as per my moan on last week's blog entry?
My favourite one today, at the bottom of the story about the woman selling her fancy dress shop, complains: "What is funny about a dressing up shop? What is funny is that the Advertiser thinks that anyone cares that this old girl can't sell her business (hint - price maybe too high). Why is the Advertiser giving this woman free advertising space with a colour photo included? Vested interest anyone?...
Not Impressed, Croydon
Good lord. It's a short news item, if you don't like it don't read it. We're not like the BBC you know - we bring you this local news service for free out of the kindness of our hearts.
And if anybody can describe the potential vested interest between the Advertiser and the sale of a fancy dress shop I'd be interested to read it!
Answers to question one on a postcard to Taberner House. Others to the usual address.
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"Which Advertiser staffer was very unimpressed at being stopped on his way to work and quizzed on suspicion of being a terrorist yesterday?"
We are all terrorists now!
David Cameron and Gordon Brown want to lock up anyone they like for as long as they want to...
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