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The article content isn’t too bad but having “crop circle” in the headline is ridiculous when the phenomenon of crop circles has nothing to do with the subject

The article content isn’t too bad but having “crop circle” in the headline is ridiculous when the phenomenon of crop circles has nothing to do with the subject of the article. In addition, the article itself starts off with some mis-leading information. It begins by implicitly indicating that “U.K. archeologists” were involved in the discovery (discussed in other comments). It also states that it was “drone enthusiasts” who captured the image in the first place. In fact, the drone belonged to an Irish historian, Anthony Murphy, who lives in the area and has been researching, recording images of and writing about the Boyne Valley monuments for the past two decades – so not just a random drone enthusiast. After making his discovery, he reported it to the National Monuments Service, an organisation that is part of the Republic of Ireland’s Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht. The coverage by the Irish Times is much better than the linked article: * Initial report: https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/heritage/scorched-earth-during-heatwave-reveals-new-monument-at-newgrange-1.3561326 https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/heritage/scorched-earth-d... * Follow-up article: https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/heritage/newgrange-more-unparalleled-prehistoric-sites-discovered-1.3565502 https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/heritage/newgrange-more-u... Further background on Anthony Murphy: https://www.mythicalireland.com/about/about-anthony-murphy/ https://www.mythicalireland.com/about/about-anthony-murphy/

throwawaymanbot 8y ago
I agree. In fact even the NYTimes AND the BBC do a way better reporting job on the exact same story than this canadian site. So, I'm thinking theres an imperial enthusiast on this canadian news sites editorial board? What the "U.K. Archaeologists" line had to do with the reporting of the story, when clearly it was Irish Archaeologists, one can only guess. Respect as a premise costs nothing.
throwawaybla111 8y ago
crop circles: or does it?? The archeologist studied at Reading and Sheffield so probably from the UK. He is only one archeologist so unless there are only hiring foreigners probably better to say British and Irish. You never hear UK and Irish because of the north. Maybe UK and Irish of the Republic archeologists? It's gets interesting alright. I am getting a sense now that the "South of Ireland" thing only exists because it's impolite to talk about Republics too much in Britain. It can be great to pointing out the most northernly point in Ireland is in "the south".

throwawaymanbot 8y ago

I agree. In fact even the NYTimes AND the BBC do a way better reporting job on the exact same story than this canadian site. So, I'm thinking theres an imperial enthusiast on this canadian news sites editorial board? What the "U.K. Archaeologists" line had to do with the reporting of the story, when clearly it was Irish Archaeologists, one can only guess. Respect as a premise costs nothing.

throwawaybla111 8y ago

crop circles: or does it?? The archeologist studied at Reading and Sheffield so probably from the UK. He is only one archeologist so unless there are only hiring foreigners probably better to say British and Irish. You never hear UK and Irish because of the north. Maybe UK and Irish of the Republic archeologists? It's gets interesting alright. I am getting a sense now that the "South of Ireland" thing only exists because it's impolite to talk about Republics too much in Britain. It can be great to pointing out the most northernly point in Ireland is in "the south".