Warhammer ‘Satire’ Piece In The Telegraph Newspaper

Every now and then, Warhammer makes it into the mainstream press. It's usually a neutral-to-negative angle that's taken, and the writer does anything but develop or provide any insight or analysis whatsoever. Today is no exception, with a really sloppy bit of proto-satire by Tim Stanley in the Telegraph.  The 'satire' is that the British government should ban or block Warhammer blogs/games rather than (instead of? as well as?) pornography, in order to save the souls of this country's young men.

Sadly it's the same lazy self-centred-commentary journalism we're used in the UK press, a sad trend that seems to be taking over real reporting. And that's what this represents: the poor state of contemporary journalism. Perhaps Tim was pressured to deliver a self-think-piece 1000 words in short order. Bless him, it's not his fault that the writing is so inadequate and lame. His employers are asking him to perform in the terrible culture and conditions of today's press.

Of course, he could've said no. But maybe he's one of these attention seeking academics who needs the illusionary boost to self confidence that 'popular writing' brings. If anything, this just illustrates a man who's willing to sell his penmanship as if it were a quick 'favour' delivered behind the bike shed after school.

So in sum, this has little to do with our hobby at all; just one more example of how flaccid and pitiful a large section of the press has become. Move along please...