Journalists at The Independent and their supporters have hit back at the Guardian's coverage of the problems faced by their paper in a series of postings on Monday's MediaGuardian story How long can The Independent newspaper last?
The Indy journalists suggest The Guardian should be concentrating its coverage on its own financial performance rather than picking on The Independent.
For example, leon256 posts: "I try not to take these things personally but I can't help it; I look around and see a lot of talented liberal journalists and see them being knocked by a load of other talented, liberal journalists and can't quite bury the hypocrisy I see in that in my mind."
Penguinpost says: "I've worked for several national newspapers (including the guardian), and I've never come across a more talented, brilliant group of people than at the indy. The paper we produce is a daily miracle and makes me proud. We don't need £5,000 sofas and "media hubs" to feel superior to others; we've got more journalistic integrity than you lot could ever aspire to." houseofhaddock adds: "Perhaps when the overstaffed, bloated, holier-than-thou Guardian is forced to lay off a quarter of its staff later this year (after all, it's on target to lose £58m in 2008-9, more than four times The Independent's losses) a little humility might be the order of the day."
murdock claims: "All this would, incidentally, be a lot less contempt-inducing if The Guardian didn't lose such a fortune itself."
Anville: "Other newspapers are losing far more money than The Independent, yet The Guardian refuses to put any stories about it in perspective. The income from the Scott Trust must be at an all time low in the current climate, so maybe they should be investigating their own prospects rather than gleefully patronising a competitor whose moral standards are so clearly higher than their own."
However, Rubbisher posts: "Over the years as a subscriber to both papers, I have noted with some sadness the Indy's inferiority complex manifested in extremely frequent bitter attacks on on the Guardian, in contrast to the Guardian's balanced coverage of issues related to the Indy.
"The creeping swing to the right as exemplified by the growing association with the scurrilous Daily Mail has led me to cancel my order for the Indy."
I can't help thinking this is far more entertaining than watching Arsenal versus Man United, with the Indy hacks showing far more attacking firepower than the hapless Gunners.
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