When Cosmetic surgery goes wrong..... The new look Canberra Times

While we’re at it, can the CT website update its photo that goes with any crime scene. A mid 90s(?) NSW Police commodore is looking a bit out of date now. Couldn’t they use one of the cool looking AFP falcons instead

WillowJim said :

Thoroughly Smashed said :

Won’t anyone please think of the psychologically projecting taxpayers!

Not psychological projection; a deliberate reminder that wasting public money is not the same as blowing private millions. Many Canberrans forget this, so I’m unsurprised you find it amusing.

And meanwhile my point still stands…

A Noisy Noise Annoys An Oyster said :

WillowJim said :

Gungahlin Al said :

It also still doesn’t have ABC3 programming.

Good comments, Al, but I’m still laughing at the idea that any one would watch ABC3.

You’re a bit late. The ABC hasn’t broadcast on channel 3 in Canberra since 1993, I think. The ABC now broadcasts on Channel 9. Of course when the analog signal gets switched off there will be no ABC on channel 3 or channel 9 at all.

A Noisy Noise Annoys an Oyster ,since you don’t have a digital box your going to be in trouble aren’t you or did I miss sarcasm

WillowJim said :

Gungahlin Al said :

It also still doesn’t have ABC3 programming.

Good comments, Al, but I’m still laughing at the idea that any one would watch ABC3.

You’re a bit late. The ABC hasn’t broadcast on channel 3 in Canberra since 1993, I think. The ABC now broadcasts on Channel 9. Of course when the analog signal gets switched off there will be no ABC on channel 3 or channel 9 at all.

Thoroughly Smashed said :

Won’t anyone please think of the psychologically projecting taxpayers!

Not psychological projection; a deliberate reminder that wasting public money is not the same as blowing private millions. Many Canberrans forget this, so I’m unsurprised you find it amusing.

I agree and am glad few of us can see the downside of the paper. They did massive promo for the new change until I got the paper and I was like huh .. what change??

Also, where is the originality? Copying one of the Sydney paper’s LIFE is aint going to take them anywhere!

Overall they are not consistent, start something and with time the quality drops! Sadly, they are only money drivennnnnnnnnnn!!!!

How quaint, you still read newspapers!

As paperboy indicates: Newspapers are dinosaurs, but journalists are monkeys (This is a good thing for the journos).

My advice: Keep the “news”, ditch the “paper”.

WillowJim said :

Gungahlin Al said :

It also still doesn’t have ABC3 programming.

Good comments, Al, but I’m still laughing at the idea that any one would watch ABC3.

With a few exceptions, the digital TV expansion has done little more than put reams of crap on air. I’m amazed – even a little angry – that taxpayers’ money is buying the reject TV that ABC3 broadcasts.

Won’t anyone please think of the psychologically projecting taxpayers!

The only worthwhile change was the transfer of the editorial and letters back into the main body of the paper rather than being quaranteened in that silly tabloid Forum section. Would have liked to see the headline font change from that faux Times Bold to the bolder font used by The Courier Mail before it went tabloid. The new tabloid sports section is very good but I don’t think they’ll be able to keep up the quality, especially with the Friday Footy supplement the previous day.

I agree with the comment above about the half page wraparounds – they add no value and a lot of aggravation.