Comments on: Sunday Tribune to cover current affairs (if space permits) http://www.adammaguire.com/blog/2006/05/sunday-tribune-to-cover-current-affairs-if-space-permits/ Journalist Mon, 14 Jun 2010 10:44:24 +0100 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: AdamMaguire.com - Blog » Archives » The Tribune in trouble? http://www.adammaguire.com/blog/2006/05/sunday-tribune-to-cover-current-affairs-if-space-permits/comment-page-1/#comment-3372 AdamMaguire.com - Blog » Archives » The Tribune in trouble? Mon, 30 Jul 2007 12:04:59 +0000 http://www.adam-maguire.com/blog/?p=132#comment-3372 [...] Sunday Tribune newspaper. Given that just a year ago the newspaper made Howard’s creation the single focal point of a massive advertising campaign should imply just how prized a possession the weekly column was for it and how damaging its loss [...] [...] Sunday Tribune newspaper. Given that just a year ago the newspaper made Howard’s creation the single focal point of a massive advertising campaign should imply just how prized a possession the weekly column was for it and how damaging its loss [...]

]]> By: AdamMaguire.com - Blog » Archives » The Tribune seem to be re-prioritising http://www.adammaguire.com/blog/2006/05/sunday-tribune-to-cover-current-affairs-if-space-permits/comment-page-1/#comment-3371 AdamMaguire.com - Blog » Archives » The Tribune seem to be re-prioritising Tue, 13 Feb 2007 22:29:42 +0000 http://www.adam-maguire.com/blog/?p=132#comment-3371 [...] Back in May ‘06 I had a go at the Sunday Tribune for their advertising campaign which focused on the worn-out joke that is Ross O’Carroll-Kelly instead of their editorial credentials. [...] [...] Back in May ‘06 I had a go at the Sunday Tribune for their advertising campaign which focused on the worn-out joke that is Ross O’Carroll-Kelly instead of their editorial credentials. [...]

]]> By: Kevin http://www.adammaguire.com/blog/2006/05/sunday-tribune-to-cover-current-affairs-if-space-permits/comment-page-1/#comment-3370 Kevin Wed, 31 May 2006 08:09:40 +0000 http://www.adam-maguire.com/blog/?p=132#comment-3370 In fairness, your best hope for half-decent Irish criticism and review on a Sunday is the Tribune. I know that's not what the majority of you are looking for, but at this stage, it's about the only Irish stuff I read on a Sunday. For me, the British Sundays are much more agreeable. The Observer's Opinion and Review sections are exceptional. In fairness, your best hope for half-decent Irish criticism and review on a Sunday is the Tribune. I know that’s not what the majority of you are looking for, but at this stage, it’s about the only Irish stuff I read on a Sunday. For me, the British Sundays are much more agreeable. The Observer’s Opinion and Review sections are exceptional.

]]> By: Damien Mulley http://www.adammaguire.com/blog/2006/05/sunday-tribune-to-cover-current-affairs-if-space-permits/comment-page-1/#comment-3369 Damien Mulley Mon, 29 May 2006 19:38:42 +0000 http://www.adam-maguire.com/blog/?p=132#comment-3369 Maaaaaan, why do those in the media spend most of their time talking about their own industry? It's so incestuous. :) Maaaaaan, why do those in the media spend most of their time talking about their own industry? It’s so incestuous. :)

]]> By: badman http://www.adammaguire.com/blog/2006/05/sunday-tribune-to-cover-current-affairs-if-space-permits/comment-page-1/#comment-3368 badman Mon, 29 May 2006 19:26:22 +0000 http://www.adam-maguire.com/blog/?p=132#comment-3368 After about the fifth or sixth ROCK column that I read, I realised that they had used up all the jokes on the first one. Gawd the tribune is an awful paper. Their news coverage is really pathetic. Most of their columnists are namby pambies (Diarmuid Doyle and Mick Clifford are sometimes okay) and the rest goes straight in the bin. It would almost make you buy the business post (if you didn't mind being bored to death) or the Sindo (if you didn't mind reading news that had been made up by some bozo in a pub) After about the fifth or sixth ROCK column that I read, I realised that they had used up all the jokes on the first one.

Gawd the tribune is an awful paper. Their news coverage is really pathetic. Most of their columnists are namby pambies (Diarmuid Doyle and Mick Clifford are sometimes okay) and the rest goes straight in the bin.

It would almost make you buy the business post (if you didn’t mind being bored to death) or the Sindo (if you didn’t mind reading news that had been made up by some bozo in a pub)

]]> By: Administrator http://www.adammaguire.com/blog/2006/05/sunday-tribune-to-cover-current-affairs-if-space-permits/comment-page-1/#comment-3367 Administrator Mon, 29 May 2006 18:44:51 +0000 http://www.adam-maguire.com/blog/?p=132#comment-3367 <i>It’s isn’t trying to attract readers with Ross O’Carroll Kelly, they’re coming in their droves to read it, with or without the advertising.</i> Well of course they are; otherwise the advertising campaign is pointless... I'm sure readers are coming in their droves to read the paper (for the O'Carroll Kelly bit), but the management obviously see more potential customers so far unaware of the paper (maybe they see the book sales are higher than the paper sales and figure that the book readers haven't made the connection yet?!) It’s isn’t trying to attract readers with Ross O’Carroll Kelly, they’re coming in their droves to read it, with or without the advertising.

Well of course they are; otherwise the advertising campaign is pointless…
I’m sure readers are coming in their droves to read the paper (for the O’Carroll Kelly bit), but the management obviously see more potential customers so far unaware of the paper (maybe they see the book sales are higher than the paper sales and figure that the book readers haven’t made the connection yet?!)

]]> By: Piaras Kelly http://www.adammaguire.com/blog/2006/05/sunday-tribune-to-cover-current-affairs-if-space-permits/comment-page-1/#comment-3366 Piaras Kelly Mon, 29 May 2006 18:38:52 +0000 http://www.adam-maguire.com/blog/?p=132#comment-3366 It's isn't trying to attract readers with Ross O'Carroll Kelly, they're coming in their droves to read it, with or without the advertising. The editor openly admitted a while ago that the main reason poeple buy the Tribune is Ross O'Carroll Kelly, which I found surprising at the time, but at least they're honest enough to admit it. It's a shame really because of all the weekend magazines I find theirs the best. The thing that really grips me about the Tribune though is the constant design changes. I know there have been a few internal changes, but those changes are also evident in the very style of the paper, which is frustrating because everytime I pick it up it's different. It’s isn’t trying to attract readers with Ross O’Carroll Kelly, they’re coming in their droves to read it, with or without the advertising.

The editor openly admitted a while ago that the main reason poeple buy the Tribune is Ross O’Carroll Kelly, which I found surprising at the time, but at least they’re honest enough to admit it.

It’s a shame really because of all the weekend magazines I find theirs the best.

The thing that really grips me about the Tribune though is the constant design changes. I know there have been a few internal changes, but those changes are also evident in the very style of the paper, which is frustrating because everytime I pick it up it’s different.

]]> By: Administrator http://www.adammaguire.com/blog/2006/05/sunday-tribune-to-cover-current-affairs-if-space-permits/comment-page-1/#comment-3365 Administrator Mon, 29 May 2006 18:35:00 +0000 http://www.adam-maguire.com/blog/?p=132#comment-3365 If they commission me I'd be more than happy to re-write it for the paper! In other words... no. If they commission me I’d be more than happy to re-write it for the paper!
In other words… no.

]]> By: Colm http://www.adammaguire.com/blog/2006/05/sunday-tribune-to-cover-current-affairs-if-space-permits/comment-page-1/#comment-3364 Colm Mon, 29 May 2006 18:29:13 +0000 http://www.adam-maguire.com/blog/?p=132#comment-3364 Will this appear in your SB Post column next week? Will this appear in your SB Post column next week?

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