tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3096398547821208840.post1996336504128905451..comments2024-02-01T13:43:30.395+04:00Comments on Dubai Media Observer: National Paint Jobmediamonsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13462585789471094939noreply@blogger.comBlogger57125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3096398547821208840.post-55857640976096161892010-03-08T23:04:03.672+04:002010-03-08T23:04:03.672+04:00Did the clarion call of positivity bathing today&#...Did the clarion call of positivity bathing today's announcements drown out the general groundswell of discontent? I think that's how the spindoctors intended to boost moreale.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3096398547821208840.post-88255727187819082902010-03-05T19:14:00.040+04:002010-03-05T19:14:00.040+04:00why is no-one talking about the enormous changes i...why is no-one talking about the enormous changes in the national? people being laid off all over the place..finally some good news and two incompetent northern brits have quit...morale at an all time low and people leaving in distress..talk of more job cuts..and a major announcement coming monday....newland's heydey sorely missedAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3096398547821208840.post-21228177532929460662010-01-24T17:26:42.950+04:002010-01-24T17:26:42.950+04:00Has anyone noticed how many subs have left The Nat...Has anyone noticed how many subs have left The National recently? The deputy chief sub did a runner beginning January, and another is now awol.<br />Staff must put up with harrassment from their boss, the chief sub who is regarded as a bully. At the same time they are also expected to answer for mistakes, censorship slip-ups and other errors that go into the paper.<br />As a result, the revise desk, as they insist on calling it, has the highest turnover on the paper.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3096398547821208840.post-10896661236189190842010-01-07T18:29:18.498+04:002010-01-07T18:29:18.498+04:00I think that its pretty obvious that Simeon Kerr i...I think that its pretty obvious that Simeon Kerr is a Mossad agent, working to topple an Iranian transport hub.<br /><br />I hear he can dismember PR people with nothing more than a paper clip.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3096398547821208840.post-53766607809925887452009-12-30T22:58:30.504+04:002009-12-30T22:58:30.504+04:00Criticism is good, no newspaper is perfect.
The Na...Criticism is good, no newspaper is perfect.<br />The National is a breath of fresh air compared to Gulf News.BuJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17281313255927628650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3096398547821208840.post-45530427858127325712009-12-27T16:22:35.933+04:002009-12-27T16:22:35.933+04:00So, 07:42, does Kerr work for MI6 or KGB?So, 07:42, does Kerr work for MI6 or KGB?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3096398547821208840.post-11671558343936242252009-12-24T07:42:56.685+04:002009-12-24T07:42:56.685+04:00So I guess that means you are, Simeon... (re 17:4...So I guess that means you are, Simeon... (re 17:46 22 Dec) and f***ing it for all the (very few) honest Western journalists out there. BTW Check out how many "respectable" UK publications Kim Philby worked for!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3096398547821208840.post-45248490755373860412009-12-23T21:17:53.902+04:002009-12-23T21:17:53.902+04:00http://online.wsj.com/article/SB100014240527487042...http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704254604574613472656840520.html<br />hahahaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3096398547821208840.post-88888032378051763282009-12-22T17:46:32.774+04:002009-12-22T17:46:32.774+04:00no, I am SIS's man in dubai.
i am also Spartac...no, I am SIS's man in dubai.<br />i am also Spartacus and Keyser Söze.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3096398547821208840.post-4340648258881194722009-12-22T00:47:26.591+04:002009-12-22T00:47:26.591+04:00Seriously, is not FT's Simeon Kerr SIS's g...Seriously, is not FT's Simeon Kerr SIS's guy in DubaI?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3096398547821208840.post-28499657428420712762009-12-21T21:49:50.609+04:002009-12-21T21:49:50.609+04:00The FT is written by a bunch of spooks. Work it ou...The FT is written by a bunch of spooks. Work it out. Who benefits from a Gulf controlled by Western elites?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3096398547821208840.post-25874633438436455462009-12-21T13:43:25.943+04:002009-12-21T13:43:25.943+04:00Aparently TMF are now involved in no less than 5 d...Aparently TMF are now involved in no less than 5 different legal actions brought about by disgruntled ex-employees, all of whom have been shafted on redundancy payments, notice periods etc. It makes you wonder what goes through the heads of the few staff that still remain.<br />How can anyone show loyalty to a company when their recent track record suggests they will screw you over?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3096398547821208840.post-4893876000454278672009-12-21T09:24:30.580+04:002009-12-21T09:24:30.580+04:00You've read 'Rags to Riches the story of A...You've read 'Rags to Riches the story of Abu Dhabi'?<br />There is a new book coming out in time for Christmas. 'Riches to rags, the story of Duabi'.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3096398547821208840.post-23863916569374950752009-12-20T21:39:28.451+04:002009-12-20T21:39:28.451+04:00Off-topic but anyone know what's happened to D...Off-topic but anyone know what's happened to DVV Media? I always doubted their existence but sources tell me they've shut down.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3096398547821208840.post-65989831797892870762009-12-20T18:20:40.305+04:002009-12-20T18:20:40.305+04:00I would read the FT but it's always about thre...I would read the FT but it's always about three days behind the news. And the "additional analysis" is rarely intelligent enough to justify the delay. UAE, regional coverage looks like an after thought - probably because it is.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3096398547821208840.post-6482111224267366322009-12-18T16:27:10.052+04:002009-12-18T16:27:10.052+04:00On a separate topic, for all of us enjoying the ra...On a separate topic, for all of us enjoying the rapid demise of one of Dubai's self proclaimed 'Big 3 Publishers' TMF, another senior body was axed recently. <br /><br />It transpires that the Managing Editor of the business division was humiliated and demoted from his position within the company, with the directors fully aware that such a move would result in him resigning. In any other country this would constitute consrtuctive dismissal but at TMF its business as normal.<br />Good old TMF, looks like ANOTHER day in court for them with the number of ex employees now making claims against them rising rapidly.<br /><br />With the loss of the Managing Editor TMF looks set to cull at least one of their business titles at the start of 2010, but which loss maker will go first?<br /><br />Place your bets now!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3096398547821208840.post-46805716023442483792009-12-18T15:38:30.028+04:002009-12-18T15:38:30.028+04:00@16 December, 2009 19:39
I am guessing you are pr...@16 December, 2009 19:39<br /><br />I am guessing you are praising the subs at the National because you yourself are a sub there!!! way to go, mate.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3096398547821208840.post-25667698306558425012009-12-17T15:02:57.111+04:002009-12-17T15:02:57.111+04:00Whoever said The National won't criticise Abu ...Whoever said The National won't criticise Abu Dhabi? "ADIA has done its homework and history is on ADIA's side": http://www.thenational.ae/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20091216/BUSINESS/712160891/1005Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3096398547821208840.post-12039363603858477452009-12-16T19:39:47.438+04:002009-12-16T19:39:47.438+04:00The National's coverage has improved, but the ...The National's coverage has improved, but the day immediately after the story broke, its coverage was as insipid as the Gulf News. There really was no difference. Very depressing. <br /><br />There is a difference in the quality of writing between GN and the National, and I would put that down to the subs desk in AD - they seems to be first class.<br /><br />Reporters distinctly variable.<br /><br />Online is clearly the way to go for your news.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3096398547821208840.post-23906160939941257942009-12-15T05:36:03.707+04:002009-12-15T05:36:03.707+04:00@17,30
or another Metro line, or bridge or road o...@17,30<br /><br />or another Metro line, or bridge or road or economic free zone or airport or hospital or park or sporting facility or any of the other dozens of infrastructure projects that make Dubai a decent place to live in.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3096398547821208840.post-55660746924337746032009-12-14T17:30:33.661+04:002009-12-14T17:30:33.661+04:00"hurrah,we're saved ! now then lads who w..."hurrah,we're saved ! now then lads who wants to build another palace."<br /><br />mbrAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3096398547821208840.post-37196095803877903052009-12-14T00:17:05.561+04:002009-12-14T00:17:05.561+04:00@12 December, 2009 18:39, whats nwe?@12 December, 2009 18:39, whats nwe?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3096398547821208840.post-66106124696545215612009-12-13T13:31:07.765+04:002009-12-13T13:31:07.765+04:00The National can now cover the Issa issue. But whe...The National can now cover the Issa issue. But when the story broke big time in April, the ructions around the issue helped push the editor upstairs faster than most people had expected. Not surprising really.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3096398547821208840.post-74307041880721168792009-12-13T11:04:40.842+04:002009-12-13T11:04:40.842+04:00I suppose if the article doesn't refer to Duba...I suppose if the article doesn't refer to Dubai being buried under the sand and disappearing and going bankrupt and the simmering tensions between it and Abu Dhabi and the dream becoming a nightmare it's just a whitewash.<br /><br />We'll see you here next year and the year after and you can all keep hoping it happens, but it won't.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3096398547821208840.post-69660268019902446912009-12-12T23:12:20.546+04:002009-12-12T23:12:20.546+04:00"Looking forward to reading all about the She..."Looking forward to reading all about the Sheikh Issa trial in The National....yeah right. The fact of the matter is, if you want to know whats going on in the UAE, read the FT."<br /><br />You can read about it on page two of today's (Sat) National.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com