How to become a journalist?

SpeedFreak · 11 Jul 2007 at 21:05

I'm guessing the process is pretty easy considering the standard of journalism in the daily mail.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/li...n_page_id=1770&ct=5&expand=true#StartComments

In the article, they claim that first time buyers borrow 117k.
This is then followed with the statement that the average first time buyer gets a house worth 155k with an average deposit of 12k. That equates to 143k as the average amount borrowed unless I am missing something.

God I hate the daily mail! :rolleyes:

cleanbluesky · 11 Jul 2007 at 21:08

What is this paper of which you speak?

alexakasloth · 11 Jul 2007 at 21:15

They say the average salery is £35k, is this correct?

[edit] nevermind, looking around on the internet 2006 was around £22-23k.

Arcade Fire · 11 Jul 2007 at 21:16

There are many reasons to mock the Daily Mail, but I think the fact that they got some of their maths a little bit wrong is hardly the worst of their crimes.

SpeedFreak · 11 Jul 2007 at 21:16

$loth said:
They say the average salery is £35k, is this correct?

I wasn't even gonna bother with that one. 26-27k maybe, 35k my arse

SpeedFreak · 11 Jul 2007 at 21:21

Arcade Fire said:
There are many reasons to mock the Daily Mail, but I think the fact that they got some of their maths a little bit wrong is hardly the worst of their crimes.

The fact that they got their maths so wrong that if reported correctly would show that the cost/wage ratio now would be 23-24%, making it much worse than the 21% peak in 1991 and that is not even considering the made up average salary.

cleanbluesky · 11 Jul 2007 at 21:23

You guys need to step down, I can show more disgust with the Mail than any of you. In fact, my face is so full of disapproval right now it would scare you

MAIL :mad: