Comments on: Metropolis http://everyday.3yen.com/2006-02-08/metropolis/ Everyday.3Yen.com - Living in Japan Wed, 03 Feb 2010 06:17:04 +0100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 By: Chidade http://everyday.3yen.com/2006-02-08/metropolis/comment-page-1/#comment-44 Chidade Thu, 09 Feb 2006 22:09:59 +0000 http://everyday.3yen.com/2006-02-08/metropolis/#comment-44 Cheers for pointing out the typing error. Will change that now. I mention the Yomiuri because it's a fact that Metropolis started out as an inserted sheet in the newspaper. Are you telling me I should comprise *my* journalistic integrity now? hehehehe Cheers for pointing out the typing error. Will change that now. I mention the Yomiuri because it’s a fact that Metropolis started out as an inserted sheet in the newspaper. Are you telling me I should comprise *my* journalistic integrity now? hehehehe

]]> By: Mad Flyer http://everyday.3yen.com/2006-02-08/metropolis/comment-page-1/#comment-41 Mad Flyer Thu, 09 Feb 2006 05:21:05 +0000 http://everyday.3yen.com/2006-02-08/metropolis/#comment-41 The english-challenged journalists are mostly working for criss-cross (their affiliated web site). It's an interesting form of sado masochism. Can be summed up as "News for foreigners against the foreigners..." Sometimes I wonder if they don't also post racists comments themselves in the user forums. You can insult any nationality it's ok in their book, but use the word "J@p", like Jap-music or Jap-TV (which for me is an abbreviation, not an insult) and you are censored. The moderator are way too patronizing, you're basically treated like a poor retard by a wonderfull japanese master. The fact that it's free is part of the fault, they need audience in order to catch ad-revenues, so instead of beeing journalists with integrity, they just try to go for the lowest common denominator... The only good point with crisscross/japantoday is the fact that their news are updated on the spot. Also, don't link the daily Yomiuri (not yomimuri) with this crapfest. The daily Yomiury in Japan might be one of the only newspaper doing a somewhat independant and objective work. The english-challenged journalists are mostly working for criss-cross (their affiliated web site).

It’s an interesting form of sado masochism. Can be summed up as “News for foreigners against the foreigners…”
Sometimes I wonder if they don’t also post racists comments themselves in the user forums. You can insult any nationality it’s ok in their book, but use the word “J@p”, like Jap-music or Jap-TV (which for me is an abbreviation, not an insult) and you are censored. The moderator are way too patronizing, you’re basically treated like a poor retard by a wonderfull japanese master.

The fact that it’s free is part of the fault, they need audience in order to catch ad-revenues, so instead of beeing journalists with integrity, they just try to go for the lowest common denominator…

The only good point with crisscross/japantoday is the fact that their news are updated on the spot.

Also, don’t link the daily Yomiuri (not yomimuri) with this crapfest. The daily Yomiury in Japan might be one of the only newspaper doing a somewhat independant and objective work.

]]> By: Chidade http://everyday.3yen.com/2006-02-08/metropolis/comment-page-1/#comment-40 Chidade Wed, 08 Feb 2006 13:34:40 +0000 http://everyday.3yen.com/2006-02-08/metropolis/#comment-40 I've heard the same being said about Metropolis before. But I've also heard many, many people agree with their point of view. Freedom of the press, freedom of speech, I suppose. I only read it for the events calendar and for the tips about living in Japan, personally. It is free though, you can't fault them for that. <p>I'm not sure what you're talking about journalists that barely speak English though...maybe you're only talking about the website? I haven't encountered any poor English in the magazine.</p> I’ve heard the same being said about Metropolis before. But I’ve also heard many, many people agree with their point of view. Freedom of the press, freedom of speech, I suppose. I only read it for the events calendar and for the tips about living in Japan, personally. It is free though, you can’t fault them for that.

I’m not sure what you’re talking about journalists that barely speak English though…maybe you’re only talking about the website? I haven’t encountered any poor English in the magazine.

]]> By: Mad Flyer http://everyday.3yen.com/2006-02-08/metropolis/comment-page-1/#comment-39 Mad Flyer Wed, 08 Feb 2006 11:34:43 +0000 http://everyday.3yen.com/2006-02-08/metropolis/#comment-39 Yeah... Metropolis, also linked to Japan-Today / crisscross... The biggest piece of japanese populist crap available on the internet, written by journalist that barely understand or speak english... Always pushing borderline racist viewpoints to the frontpage in order to generate traffic in the comment section... nuff said... Yeah… Metropolis, also linked to Japan-Today / crisscross… The biggest piece of japanese populist crap available on the internet, written by journalist that barely understand or speak english… Always pushing borderline racist viewpoints to the frontpage in order to generate traffic in the comment section…

nuff said…

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