Herald Sun’s nasty Eurovision spoiler (safe to view)
Posted by clubwah on May 25, 2008
What were the online editors at Heraldsun.com.au thinking by splashing a headline declaring the winner of the Eurovision song contest, hours before it was to be shown on Australian television?
Pic censored by Club Wah
The Age online showed it can be reported in a way that doesn’t spoil the result for the few who take it seriously and the many who have a lot of fun with it and boo at the ridiculous voting system. The beauty of online journalism is you can hide things behind a hyperlink.
For the Herald Sun website to reveal the result in a way where you could not avoid it shows either sheer stupidity, ignorance or simple mean spiritness.
If you want to know who won, click here.
Bron said
You’re so lucky that you didn’t reveal the winner as well. I just the same thing on the SMH, and was so pleased they didn’t reveal. I was about to then look at the Daily Telegraph — and stopped myself. They definitely would.
GO BOSNIA or FINLAND!
Bron said
Oh, and I like the colour green background. Every couple of days, a new colour!
Talk about indecisive!
Bron said
FUCK!
I inadvertently looked at the latest headlines from BBC News, and saw the winner.
FUCK!
And they so did not deserve to win.
FUCK!
cosmicjester said
probably the hun wanting to spoil it for those hated “inner city latte loving cultural elites”. i imagine they would be much more careful in trying not to spoil tape delated afl games
brokenleftleg said
Eurovision isn’t about who won, it’s about how the others lost that matters.
clubwah said
Bron,
Suprinsingly the Daily Tele web site as rather discreet and did not reveal the winner until after you clicked on the stpry links.