The BBC has to say many things to play along with the madness. No one sane working in the media thinks those are comparable jobs.
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Replying to @JuliaHB1 @Simpletonslogic
So, the BBC managers who define the job told Carrie, who they hired for the job, that they were comparable, but you, an outsider with a weird axe to grind, has decided they're not? Why should I believe you over her and the people who wrote the job description?
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And I don't even understand your lack of empathy here, gender politics aside. How would you feel if you took a job after having been explicitly assured you were being paid the same as others, only to then find out you'd been lied to? You'd not be cross?
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Replying to @mattlodder @Simpletonslogic
I have no axe to grind here at all. I’m sure Carrie Gracie is a total pro. But she is not a star and the China Editor job is not remotely comparable with N America editor. I think this is a manufactured story.
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Replying to @JuliaHB1 @Simpletonslogic
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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Replying to @mattlodder @Simpletonslogic
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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Replying to @JuliaHB1 @Simpletonslogic
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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Replying to @mattlodder @Simpletonslogic
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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Replying to @JuliaHB1 @Simpletonslogic
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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Replying to @JuliaHB1 @Simpletonslogic
Extraordinarily good manners, yes.
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