Thread: Two Tourists Brutally Murdered on Koh Tao, One Raped: Police Spark Thailand Manhunt

Originally Posted by BobR

Going to Google News and running "Thailand murders" it appears the majority of the British press is not being as critical of these arrests as one might hope.

Sign of the times. Many publications now rehash agency stuff. Maintaining quality stringers, bureaux or heavy weight commentators in foreign fields has long since gone. Economics dictate savings on costs over good copy. Any story concerning Brits abroad will have " legs " but they'll go off the boil unless the story is revitalised to pique further interest.

Facebook, the blogosphere, Twitter is the medium and that is all to do with the immediate.

If this story is to last it requires input from the victims' families in the UK, public opinion and from celebrities. If sufficient groundswell is created then politicians want a piece of the action. Isn't going to happen in my view. Who wins the latest Great British Bake Off is more important.

It's the way of the world now.

Originally Posted by Seekingasylum

Sign of the times. Many publications now rehash agency stuff. Maintaining quality stringers, bureaux or heavy weight commentators in foreign fields has long since gone. Economics dictate savings on costs over good copy. .

Correct, journalism is a dying profession.

The future is just a series of endless speculative blogs and opinion pieces, where no quotes have been obtained ( = too much like hard work).

In my publication, i'm the only full timer. Everyone else is freelance getting paid peanuts.