Ah! I read that this morning on the bus - the 'reasonably priced' Metro strikes again.

I had an issue a couple of years ago over the way one of their oh-so-well-informed people wrote up a certain major biker event (In advance, without knowing anything about what they're talking about, about which I complained).

This was until an acquaintance (and career journo) really pointed out the general standard of writing for the freebies, and that 1) the writers are only attempting to use it as a career springboard, so are obliged to try and say something clever about it for the purposes of their portfolio; and 2) most right-minded people take the freebies with a pinch of salt; esp others in the profession.

I'm sorry if anyone here write for the freebies and finds that a tad insulting, but it wasn't my opinion and certainly made me feel better!

It was an utterly pants article, but just give it the contempt it really deserves.