I’m confused. Two male BBC presenters have a PRIVATE conversation about their own salaries & are pilloried. A female BBC presenter PUBLICLY complains about her salary & accuses the BBC of criminality & she is hailed as a heroine. The world has gone mad.
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She's not a "star". She's a professional journalist working at the cutting edge of her profession, with a skill set almost no-one else in her profession possesses. She was offered a job under false pretences, and is justifiably furious. That's not "manufactured".
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And given just how often stories about the BBC *are* "manufactured", not least by publications which frequently employ you, I have to wonder why it's this incident that earns your condemnation.
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No, the fuss is manufactured. Pay rates for journalists, whether cutting edge or not (and she’s not) are dire these days. Only stars earn big money. She isn’t a star. Full stop.
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Why are you so keen to make this about "stars" (and we can debate the tautological case of Sopel if you want), when Gracie herself was assured when she took the job that the *post* was equivalent. Why do you think you know more about the job than her or those who created it?
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Mate, I can’t spend all day debating this with you. I’ve got stuff to do. In summary, I just don’t care what some highly paid woman or man at the BBC is complaining about. Have a nice weekend x
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You've spent all morning bemoaning the "manufacturered outrage". Funny thing to do about something you don't care about. Complaining loudly about something you don't care about almost feels... manufactured.
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No I haven’t. I simply replied to your tweet to me. Which was good manners, no?
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Cracking debate. Clear win for Lodder.
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Agreed and all part of the
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