Harding’s Short-Staffed Observer No Longer Using Journalists – Guido Fawkes

Harding’s Short-Staffed Observer No Longer Using Journalists

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Chaos continues at James Harding’s new media empire following the launch of the under-new-ownership Observer. Tortoise Media suffering as well…

After technical, print, and staffing issues Guido hears from insiders that a lack of trained journalists means editors, commercial crew, and producers are writing copy for the paper. They are padding out pages. Probably achieves the same quality…

Live events can now be attended for free which has removed another membership benefit for Tortoise. The assured money-maker is currently the audio offering which Observer sources complain has been neglected by Harding since he took on his “new shiny toy.” One newsroom insider says: “No one is able to come up with a marketing idea that works, or makes sense.” The work flow is said to have degenerated despite staff having now been forced into the office five days a week and remote working strongly discouraged. Another week doing the opposite of what Hitler would have done…