why the ’team usa press releases' on Y&Y?

Y&Y is an English magazine, published in the UK and sold to I guess a 90%+ UK audience. I would imagine that most website readers are from the UK as well.

So why have we had a succession of Team USA 'press releases' presented as news on a very UK related site? Ok so full marks to Tim Wadlow with triple bulletts today..but actually I don't care that they won 6 races...I actually don't care where they finish as long as it's behind the brits in every fleet in the overall standings...

I'm a massive 'olympics' fan at the moment, in fact over-dosing on it from every possibel angle, but I'm cheering hard for all the british sailors - the USA puff pieces make me go "urgh..." even if I only see the headline.

Edited by laser4000

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laser4000 Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 02 Aug 05 Online Status: Offline Posts: 589	Post Options Post Reply Quote laser4000 Report Post Quote Reply Topic: why the ’team usa press releases' on Y&Y? Posted: 13 Aug 08 at 11:58pm
	Y&Y is an English magazine, published in the UK and sold to I guess a 90%+ UK audience. I would imagine that most website readers are from the UK as well. So why have we had a succession of Team USA 'press releases' presented as news on a very UK related site? Ok so full marks to Tim Wadlow with triple bulletts today..but actually I don't care that they won 6 races...I actually don't care where they finish as long as it's behind the brits in every fleet in the overall standings... I'm a massive 'olympics' fan at the moment, in fact over-dosing on it from every possibel angle, but I'm cheering hard for all the british sailors - the USA puff pieces make me go "urgh..." even if I only see the headline. Edited by laser4000

GraemeB Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Groupie Joined: 21 Aug 06 Location: Scotland Online Status: Offline Posts: 84	Post Options Post Reply Quote GraemeB Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 14 Aug 08 at 9:35am
	It's good to get a different perspective on the regatta and sailing general, if you don't like it don't read it.

Contender 541 Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Really should get out more Joined: 05 Dec 05 Location: Burton on Trent Online Status: Offline Posts: 1402	Post Options Post Reply Quote Contender 541 Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 14 Aug 08 at 9:45am
	I too am cheering for the Brits, but still getting as much info as possible from other sources - it allows you to get the bigger picture As a for instance - on a completly different are of life... If you were to read 'Bravo Two Zero' or 'The Who Got Away' (both about the same subject), you would think that there were some heroic SAS actions going on. Now read 'The Regiment' (Its a history of the SAS) - the Bravo Two Zero patrol was doomed to failure from before insertion and gunfights against tens of Iraqi army forces were actually (in one case) against a crippled sheep herder, his son and father!! Read around a subject and get the better picture - you then have to filter the info to understand the 'truth'
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getafix Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 28 Mar 06 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 2143	Post Options Post Reply Quote getafix Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 14 Aug 08 at 9:56am
	.....any truth in the rumour that Phelps has been drafted in, with sub-aqua gear, to tow the USA Star around the track next week?
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Mark Jardine Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Admin Group Joined: 12 Mar 04 Location: Milford-on-Sea, United King Online Status: Offline Posts: 1028	Post Options Post Reply Quote Mark Jardine Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 14 Aug 08 at 10:10am
	We actually get 10% of our online readership from the US. I find a bit surprising that you want LESS news about the Olympics! And seriously - if you don't want to read it then don't!

Contender 541 Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Really should get out more Joined: 05 Dec 05 Location: Burton on Trent Online Status: Offline Posts: 1402	Post Options Post Reply Quote Contender 541 Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 14 Aug 08 at 10:11am
	Interesting stats there Mark
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DiscoBall Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Far too distracted from work Joined: 03 Jan 05 Online Status: Offline Posts: 305	Post Options Post Reply Quote DiscoBall Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 14 Aug 08 at 11:11am
	Yeah, I like it. An frankly fair play to Zach Railey for coming completely out of left field. I hope he gets a medal - just not the gold...

alstorer Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 02 Aug 07 Location: Cambridge Online Status: Offline Posts: 2899	Post Options Post Reply Quote alstorer Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 14 Aug 08 at 1:04pm
	Would have perhaps been good to have had different Icons for the Team USA, team GBR etc stories (Also, I'll be counted as being in the US when I'm at work, if you di it by IP, despite being in deepest South Cambridgeshire. Don't ask)