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May 21, 2008
Bad news and debate
Several breaking stories made it a fairly hectic deadline day for this week's Gazette and they were the kind of stories that fall under the 'bad news' category.
We are often accused of only reporting on bad news but as I have said a number of times before all our circulation figures point to the fact that this is what sells us most newspapers - and the aim of the Gazette is to sell as many copies each week as possible.
This week's main Uxbridge front page splash is the tragic tale of the dad who died while trying to save a teenage girl struggling in the River Colne at Denham Country Park.
It's a particularly sad story which has also prompted a number of tributes being posted to our website following the death of Leonard Woodman.
With a story about a late night stabbing in Uxbridge also on the front page this week it's sometimes important to try and get a balance to the week's coverage and that's why there is some good news on page three with the story of two mums who conquered their fears to skydive to raise funds for a hospice.
This week's Gazette is a strong paper across all four editions and well worth a read.
On the subject of our website the 'have your say section' usually provides some lively debate on a number of subjects and these don't always relate to stories that have appeared in the Gazette or on the website.
I have been following this week's 'hot topic' with interest as a number of people join the debate on the rights and wrongs of people smoking in public. What ever your views might be it's well worth a look or you can even join in with the debate at http://www.uxbridgegazette.co.uk/haveyoursay
The other big debate in the office today is on who is going to win tonight's Chanpions League Final.
Best comment I have heard so far came from an Arsenal fan who said they will be supporting Manchester United because they don't want Chelsea to lift the cup before Arsenal!
Posted by aseal at May 21, 2008 9:40 AM