Desmond: driving papers to their graves
By Andrew Grant-Adamson • Nov 14th, 2006 • Category: Journalism, NewspapersRoy Greenslade does not pull his punches in criticism of Richard Desmond who he says should take up a job as a comedian when he has driven the Express and the Daily Star into their graves.
Even if Desmond sold the papers now, after pocketing £27.28 million in salary and pension entitlements from his business in the last financial year, it is difficult to see how anyone could pull them round. When they die I just hope no one suggests they are victims of the rise of the internet. Newspapers can still die because they are crap.
Andrew Grant-Adamson is Andrew Grant-Adamson is a journalist who now teaches a new generation of writers, subs and editors at the University of Westminster.
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[...] Wordblog: Desmond: driving papers to their graves “When [Richard Desmond’s newspapers, the Express and the Star] die I just hope no one suggests they are victims of the rise of the internet. Newspapers can still die because they are crap.” (tags: newspapers express star richarddesmond) [...]