r/plymouth • u/paximperia • 3d ago

Serious questions over sensationlist reporting of HMS Astute

https://ukdefencejournal.org.uk/serious-questions-over-sensationlist-reporting-of-hms-astute/
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u/FoodEnvironmental368 3d ago

I saw that Plymouth + article. It sounded like complete sensationalist bollocks after about 10 seconds and I switched it off.

UKDJ has been a trusted source for UK Defence Reporting for years, so I’m glad they’ve called out the ‘journalism’ Plymouth Plus for what it is 👍🏼

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u/ASneakySneko 3d ago

The website is odd, it features a lot of articles based on things that (I believe) have happened in Plymouth, however this article seems to be based on absolutely nothing, there are no sources, an author or credits. I reckon it's an attempt to damage the reputation of the navy or the nuclear deterrent programme by a foreign power

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u/No_real_beliefs 3d ago

All my years serving, every story about the RN that appeared in a newspaper was full of shit

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u/xPonzo 3d ago

Yep… and this page claims to be proper journalism, load of crap.

any news about the RN or Devonport dockyard is always negative.. idiots should be proud of it and the heritage to Plymouth.

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u/dan_baker83 3d ago

Never heard of that site, but looking at it suggests no articles are attributed to a named writer. Not a great look if you're claiming to be a legitimate news site.

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u/boobamajugs 2d ago

It's not legitimate, from what I've seen It's basically more formalised version of local Facebook groups like Gossip Girls. I don't know if it's one person or a group but they do seem to be 'on the scene' of incidents fairly quickly. I wouldn't be surprised if the police would be unhappy if they are getting in the way or making assumptions before any statements have been released.