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Nope. I've worked closely with that team (we literally shared desks for two-and-a-half years) and it's gotta link to something.. The people who - deliberately or otherwise - put out this push will have been techies, not journalists. If somebody did that as a "joke" with the same thought you had in your head, they'd be toast.
It occurs to me that whether it's anti-Murdoch conspiracy theories with zero basis of evidence (and the guardianship of Ofcom to ensure no such thing could ever happen), Dr. Who misogyny, or Daily Mail-infused anti-BBC bile over presenter's pay, the tinfoil-hattery on-display around here is making it a lot less-pleasant of a place to visit, and much more like the murky swamp that is the DS forums.
To the mods' credit, it looks like they've managed to rein in the worst offenders, but it's a slippery slope.
The natural response, and one I understand, is: "You're not a mod, and if you don't like it, sling your hook."
All I'm saying - and I've said this before in other threads unrelated to Sky - is that the standard-of-discourse we enjoy here is higher than that, and I very much hope it will be once more.
No, my entire reasoning was that found it surprising that they'd push out an article that was atleast 24 hours old.
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: It never occurred to me that it would be a joke and you have no idea what I was thinking. I wrote what I thought a possibility may be a mistake, criticism of POTUS or a way to show Ofcom that they wouldn't become partisan.
I was not attacking you, Murdoch or Sky, Just postulating why.
But then you'd be taking up more of people's time with material they'd be inclined to think was "push-worthy" breaking news that isn't, thereby leaving them disinclined to continue using the app, hence why it's far-more-sensible to use a story from a previous news cycle.
Don't forget... I quite literally do this for a living!
Also, I'd politely suggest you go back to the previous page and read my redrafted response to you "making some speculation".
I highly doubt my Tweet will have any effect on use of the app. I have barely 600 followers and most of them are in the US. Chances are they do not even have the Sky News app on their phone or know Sky is.
Also if your concerned about taking up people's time why did they send out the test alert linking to an old article that likely isn't "'push-worthy breaking news"? Most would have heard the second meeting by now. This push alert may not be In the best interest to Sky's core audience - those in the U.K. and Ireland. Looking at the front page of the app you could have done a test and sent it to the Grenfell fire article, the two on prescription drugs or any Brexit story.
I wasn't attacking you or anyone at Sky - I just found it incredibly odd.
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