Why, Oh Why?

[chrissa1]

..do newspapers report on a programme that took place last night.

I am talking about The Soap Awards which I was looking forward to watching this evening. Skimming through The Sunday Express, before I knew it, I was reading all the results.

Part of the enjoyment is not knowing who is going to win. Now, I know most of what happens. It infuriates me.

Why do they do it?

[excelsior-1]

because they like to spoil people's day

it's one reason i no longer buy the papers

[jubieanna]

here here... it 's really annoying :-(

[chrissa1]

I'm not the only one, then. It's not as if they are going to sell more papers by putting it in. It appears on page 16 & 17. Grrr.

[pastafreak]

They are there to report news...and the results are that. Bearing in mid there will always be those who watch several days later,when *can* they print the results??...next week?,..tomorrow?
Then they will be accused of not being up to date.

[chrissa1]

They could report it tomorrow when the fast majority of "fans" will have watched the programme.

If you wait longer to watch a programme, that is the possibility you have to live with and quite right too.

I can't watch the Monaco Grand Prix until 5pm today because I don't have the Sky GP Channel. However, I wouldn't expect a newspaper not to report on it tomorrow, After, it had been aired.

I stay away from News Bulletins this afternoon, in case they mention it.

[lozzer50]

i think most papers carried this story .

[marval]

I agree, the TV magazines do it too. They tell you well in advance what is going to happen in programmes, tell what is on and let me find out by watching.

[joeluke]

Newspapers in 'reporting news' shocker

Don't read paper until you've watched programme in future?

[Arksided]

^spot on agree... simple.