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Nikinakinoo
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Edited Jan 10, 2008, 01:31
Re: NME RIP
Jan 10, 2008, 01:30
Lord Lucan wrote:
This came up in an internet search I just did. Old news, but interesting, and does seem to back up the gist of what Morrissey is saying.

http://arts.guardian.co.uk/news/story/0,,1656637,00.html

This bit in particular is interesting:
Guardian Unlimited wrote:
Called upon to explain how the poll was compiled, however, Mr McNicholas said: "The mechanics are a reflection of NME editorial policy. It's a very fuzzy process. We take a vote in the office; it's quite informal."

A spokesman for the magazine later clarified the situation, saying: "All the writers are asked for their top 50 albums of the year, which is then collated and passed to the editors.

"This is probably an early working document, nothing more. There's nothing suspicious going on."

Sounds like the kind of gerrymandering that'd put a smile on Robert Mugabe's smarmy fizzog



To Quote from your link:

"The allegations, first published by the blog Londonist.com on Wednesday, suggested that an early version of the poll, which is compiled each year by the magazine's editors and writers, had been radically overhauled prior to publication. It was alleged that artists including Beck and Patrick Wolf had disappeared from the top 50 entirely, while others, among them high-profile names such as Babyshambles, Oasis and Kate Bush, had seen their ratings significantly boosted.

Called upon to explain how the poll was compiled, however, Mr McNicholas said: "The mechanics are a reflection of NME editorial policy. It's a very fuzzy process. We take a vote in the office; it's quite informal."

A spokesman for the magazine later clarified the situation, saying: "All the writers are asked for their top 50 albums of the year, which is then collated and passed to the editors".


I seem to remember them printing out special forms for the readers to fill in and send off. Now its down to the writers?!!

Funnily enough I was thinking about Morrisey today and wondering what the latest was with the whole situation.
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