manji Posted 9 January, 2020 Share Posted 9 January, 2020 George was sitting in care home drinking a cup of tea when The Echo broke the “story”. One of the relatives spoke to Terry Paine who like a lot of us believed it. After many phone calls it was verified George was fine. Also the “quotes” from Terry Paine are lifted from an ancient interview. Clearly not as important but but the Echo quoting Ralph as saying how great JWP playing 15 matches in 5 days as well. I been surprised when posters take Echo transfer stories seriously. Clearly the supposed “journalists” spend their time trawling the net for stories. All they have to do is put “the Echo believes” in front of any gossip and they are covered. I know a few members of the family so maybe I’m not in a position to comment but I’d sue the arse off the rag. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaintBobby Posted 9 January, 2020 Share Posted 9 January, 2020 What's happened here? They wrongly reported his death? Gees. (Link is down on Echo site) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VectisSaint Posted 10 January, 2020 Share Posted 10 January, 2020 What's happened here? They wrongly reported his death? Gees. (Link is down on Echo site) You think that's OK? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manji Posted 10 January, 2020 Author Share Posted 10 January, 2020 24 hours after printing a page obituary they have printed an apology. Thier excuse is false. One of his close relatives found out about his demise from a friend in the USA who had sent him a link to The Online story. It’s difficult because you don’t want to add to thier Distress but I think the Echo should be hauled over the coals. I know for a fact the paper prints many inaccurate stories . Being a reporter there appears to involve scrolling through Twitter and similar outlets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sadoldgit Posted 10 January, 2020 Share Posted 10 January, 2020 It used to be that “facts were sacred” in journalism. Sources were checked a rechecked. If editors were unsure things would get spiked. It seems like social media has just watered everything down and brought publishing down to its own level. Still, it is not only the Echo. National newspapers have been known to run obits on famous people before they have died (long before social media came along). Shoddy work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VectisSaint Posted 10 January, 2020 Share Posted 10 January, 2020 24 hours after printing a page obituary they have printed an apology. Thier excuse is false. One of his close relatives found out about his demise from a friend in the USA who had sent him a link to The Online story. It’s difficult because you don’t want to add to thier Distress but I think the Echo should be hauled over the coals. I know for a fact the paper prints many inaccurate stories . Being a reporter there appears to involve scrolling through Twitter and similar outlets. Apparently they are "pleased to report he is living in a care home". Really quite disgraceful "journalism". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaintBobby Posted 10 January, 2020 Share Posted 10 January, 2020 You think that's OK? No. It's bloody horrific as well as utterly incompetent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manji Posted 10 January, 2020 Author Share Posted 10 January, 2020 Apparently they are "pleased to report he is living in a care home". Really quite disgraceful "journalism". Why didn’t they phone the care home up. Apparently the story started from chit chat between some taxi drivers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alehouseboys Posted 11 January, 2020 Share Posted 11 January, 2020 Why didn’t they phone the care home up. Apparently the story started from chit chat between some taxi drivers. So when you wrote this in the 'Jimmy Shields RIP' thread, was it just a typo? "George did pass away in December. I know the family. Incidentally The Echo rag article is littered with inaccuracies" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avenue_Saint Posted 11 January, 2020 Share Posted 11 January, 2020 Disgraceful Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LGTL Posted 11 January, 2020 Share Posted 11 January, 2020 So when you wrote this in the 'Jimmy Shields RIP' thread, was it just a typo? "George did pass away in December. I know the family. Incidentally The Echo rag article is littered with inaccuracies" I thought that. I replied to him stating that he categorically hadn’t died. Turned out both the echo and Manji were wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manji Posted 11 January, 2020 Author Share Posted 11 January, 2020 So when you wrote this in the 'Jimmy Shields RIP' thread, was it just a typo? "George did pass away in December. I know the family. Incidentally The Echo rag article is littered with inaccuracies" Because the family at the time thought he was dead. That’s how bad this is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JRM Posted 11 January, 2020 Share Posted 11 January, 2020 Because the family at the time thought he was dead. That’s how bad this is. Nah you seem like a proper oddball with vendetta against Echo rather than feeling sad about George O'Brien, your posts are all over the place. I have no idea about this story but I doubt they just prank families by posting obituaries, something seems strange about this whoever told the echo is probably who you want to be angry with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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