You (accompanied by commenters, observers, readers) are entering uncharted waters in the press & social media coverage of media wars the Sussexes are waging against Harry's family & former institution. It's like death by a thousand trivial but vastly annoying cuts. Do you remember the War of the Wales, prior to the extensive media ecosystem powered by the internet today? I can't begin to imagine how many trees were cut down to be pulped for coverage of the War of the Wales -- i'm sure it triggered quite few degrees more of global warming all on its own.
The same today -- but there are two major distinctions, that is this is a one-sided war, the frontal assaults, the flanking maneuver, the envelopment, penetration & most importantly ambushes! (on Harry's father) are waged by the Sussexes alone. That doesn't dim the coverage at all, when there is no direct action to cover, speculations, opinions, rehashes of old news -- all keep the presses rolling. The other distinction is the coverage of the War of the Wales is greatly, hugely magnified today with the advent of extensive, influential, active media sites on the internet including social media.
The various legacy media are delighted, formal web news sites, magazines, newspapers, wire services. Indirectly, spin-off professions that benefit from extensive press coverage include PR specialists, photojournalists, multimedia journalists, digital asset managers & media analysts. These roles exist to capture, distribute, measure, & leverage media exposure for individuals, brands, & breaking news.
That vast ecosystem of social media i mentioned above is humming too. Cottage industries have sprung up, many surprisingly very lucrative to the content creators. Monetized platforms like Youtube, Substack, Facebook, TikTok are humming & thrumming with Sussex v their most vocal, powerful & respected relatives & in-laws, King Charles & Prince William. There are also the Sussexes pathetic attempts to be successful -- continued, serial pivots & rebrands like paper kites in a hurricane that are downed & abandoned before even a small run.
This is a press utopia, a devil's banquet for so many to take advantage of & muscle up to the trough. It's a heyday & none of the independent content creators, MSM & tabloids actually want it to end. Why should they - it's very lucrative. The only sufferers are the public that either endure the onslaught &try & work off all sorts of frustrations in commenting to articles or those that delight in all the drama, contention & dissension especially that around British scones LOL. The winners are -- those who simply turn the page & ignore the sensationalism.
I'll cut to the chase and wish that the earth would open and swallow both of them. It's been fun and educational, but it's getting tiresome. And being used by malefactors to destroy the Crown.
You may not care 100% for the institution and what is happening on the UK right now, but I respect its place in their governmental system. (Consider postwar Italy. I rest my case.)
I'll gladly join you in the wish. And share another comment about the Sussexes v Monarchy in another SS i made a bit ago. I'm not one of those who don't care for the Monarchy & have plugged for it in all my posts except for criticism of the way the Monarchs (both the Queen & her successor) have handled some of the recent debacles including the Sussex attacks on them.
This response after a comment that King Charles seems to be dithering in managing the threat his 2nd son is to the Monarchy: 'That's exactly the case Ann, you've hit the nail on the head. That while us fans & lovers of the Monarchy are sitting here in frustration, feeling like knocking our heads against the wall at the ineffectiveness of the King in dealing with his rebellious son. Feeling like it's damaging to the Monarchy & potentially brewing up a scandal that the Monarch can ill afford after the last AMW debacle. Feeling like it's an insult to the good work of the true-blue working royals out there now, trying to do good for the British Crown. It's no wonder we feel such deep emotions on this issue. 😢'
Hi Jeanie, I meant 'you' in the general sense, like 'y'all'. Not you personally. I know you support the monarchy. Charles needs to be the King first, not Daddy first. A trim needs to be made to keep the tree healthy and thriving. And leaving it to William is an unnecessary burden on a brother.
Oh - thank you so much for clarifying. I appreciate that. I agree with you wholeheartedly that Charles needs to stiffen his spine & redeem his obligations to the Monarchy. xoxo
The biggest faux pas: her presentation (not your pic) of the scone as a sandwich.(On a scone that looked like Civil War hard tack, no less.) She's got to get rid of the poison sprinkles somewhere.
Like a dinner roll, a scone is not a sandwich. You break it apart in the middle and then into smaller pieces. You put your condiments on the small pieces. Jam or cream first, doesn't matter to me. Heck, I'm the rebel here who uses butter. I'd also use sour cream (Fage only, it's a dense and not sour Greek style cream) instead of clotted mainly because I'm too lazy to go to some boutique grocery to get it. Bonne Maman preserves are the baseline.Next!!!!
If only all would stop covering H&M, entirely. I wish people would be that smart/intelligent/wise/considerate/generous…, but alas the majority is not so the drama is kept alive, almost entirely by the (social) media.
I’m an American but have traveled on Cunard ships many times, and they have afternoon tea every day. I vote for clotted cream (yum!) first, then jam on top.
My first instinct was to follow HLM, of course, as one does. But then I realized she would not and could not care less so let’s be open. My scones are eaten with jam and cream, no preferred order but definitely a preferred amount. If warm: jam first, cream on top; if lukewarm or even coldish: first in hand is first placed on (halved) scone. Just a bit of each, no mess please. Thank you.
You (accompanied by commenters, observers, readers) are entering uncharted waters in the press & social media coverage of media wars the Sussexes are waging against Harry's family & former institution. It's like death by a thousand trivial but vastly annoying cuts. Do you remember the War of the Wales, prior to the extensive media ecosystem powered by the internet today? I can't begin to imagine how many trees were cut down to be pulped for coverage of the War of the Wales -- i'm sure it triggered quite few degrees more of global warming all on its own.
The same today -- but there are two major distinctions, that is this is a one-sided war, the frontal assaults, the flanking maneuver, the envelopment, penetration & most importantly ambushes! (on Harry's father) are waged by the Sussexes alone. That doesn't dim the coverage at all, when there is no direct action to cover, speculations, opinions, rehashes of old news -- all keep the presses rolling. The other distinction is the coverage of the War of the Wales is greatly, hugely magnified today with the advent of extensive, influential, active media sites on the internet including social media.
The various legacy media are delighted, formal web news sites, magazines, newspapers, wire services. Indirectly, spin-off professions that benefit from extensive press coverage include PR specialists, photojournalists, multimedia journalists, digital asset managers & media analysts. These roles exist to capture, distribute, measure, & leverage media exposure for individuals, brands, & breaking news.
That vast ecosystem of social media i mentioned above is humming too. Cottage industries have sprung up, many surprisingly very lucrative to the content creators. Monetized platforms like Youtube, Substack, Facebook, TikTok are humming & thrumming with Sussex v their most vocal, powerful & respected relatives & in-laws, King Charles & Prince William. There are also the Sussexes pathetic attempts to be successful -- continued, serial pivots & rebrands like paper kites in a hurricane that are downed & abandoned before even a small run.
This is a press utopia, a devil's banquet for so many to take advantage of & muscle up to the trough. It's a heyday & none of the independent content creators, MSM & tabloids actually want it to end. Why should they - it's very lucrative. The only sufferers are the public that either endure the onslaught &try & work off all sorts of frustrations in commenting to articles or those that delight in all the drama, contention & dissension especially that around British scones LOL. The winners are -- those who simply turn the page & ignore the sensationalism.
I'll cut to the chase and wish that the earth would open and swallow both of them. It's been fun and educational, but it's getting tiresome. And being used by malefactors to destroy the Crown.
You may not care 100% for the institution and what is happening on the UK right now, but I respect its place in their governmental system. (Consider postwar Italy. I rest my case.)
I'll gladly join you in the wish. And share another comment about the Sussexes v Monarchy in another SS i made a bit ago. I'm not one of those who don't care for the Monarchy & have plugged for it in all my posts except for criticism of the way the Monarchs (both the Queen & her successor) have handled some of the recent debacles including the Sussex attacks on them.
This response after a comment that King Charles seems to be dithering in managing the threat his 2nd son is to the Monarchy: 'That's exactly the case Ann, you've hit the nail on the head. That while us fans & lovers of the Monarchy are sitting here in frustration, feeling like knocking our heads against the wall at the ineffectiveness of the King in dealing with his rebellious son. Feeling like it's damaging to the Monarchy & potentially brewing up a scandal that the Monarch can ill afford after the last AMW debacle. Feeling like it's an insult to the good work of the true-blue working royals out there now, trying to do good for the British Crown. It's no wonder we feel such deep emotions on this issue. 😢'
Hi Jeanie, I meant 'you' in the general sense, like 'y'all'. Not you personally. I know you support the monarchy. Charles needs to be the King first, not Daddy first. A trim needs to be made to keep the tree healthy and thriving. And leaving it to William is an unnecessary burden on a brother.
Oh - thank you so much for clarifying. I appreciate that. I agree with you wholeheartedly that Charles needs to stiffen his spine & redeem his obligations to the Monarchy. xoxo
Exactly Jeanie! OMG.....must be a slow newsday......the media has TAKEN THE BAIT! When will they learn...
LOL! A scone! A scone! My kingdom for a scone. DM is the worse, the absolute worst.
The biggest faux pas: her presentation (not your pic) of the scone as a sandwich.(On a scone that looked like Civil War hard tack, no less.) She's got to get rid of the poison sprinkles somewhere.
Like a dinner roll, a scone is not a sandwich. You break it apart in the middle and then into smaller pieces. You put your condiments on the small pieces. Jam or cream first, doesn't matter to me. Heck, I'm the rebel here who uses butter. I'd also use sour cream (Fage only, it's a dense and not sour Greek style cream) instead of clotted mainly because I'm too lazy to go to some boutique grocery to get it. Bonne Maman preserves are the baseline.Next!!!!
That scone looks like it would break teeth if anyone tried to bite on it!
Cast in concrete, left over from the wedding dress.
LOL! 😂
It wasn’t a scone, it was a hockey puck.
Jam first then cream. The cream is lighter and so should go on top.
If only all would stop covering H&M, entirely. I wish people would be that smart/intelligent/wise/considerate/generous…, but alas the majority is not so the drama is kept alive, almost entirely by the (social) media.
I’m an American but have traveled on Cunard ships many times, and they have afternoon tea every day. I vote for clotted cream (yum!) first, then jam on top.
My first instinct was to follow HLM, of course, as one does. But then I realized she would not and could not care less so let’s be open. My scones are eaten with jam and cream, no preferred order but definitely a preferred amount. If warm: jam first, cream on top; if lukewarm or even coldish: first in hand is first placed on (halved) scone. Just a bit of each, no mess please. Thank you.