Shambles,

from time to time I have to write up "Press releases", political leaflets, election addresses and space filler for the local rag - believe me it aint easy.
Please remember that the Sub Editors first goal is to keep the shareholders happy, secondly to worry about libel, and thirdly fill the appropriate space.

Even if the reporter on the local rag ( one or two individuals (vide "The Borchester Echo") is a folk fan he has to write to interest his/her audiance, as a whole

This means lowest possible denominator - KISS = Keep it simple, stupid!

A question, can any folk magazine have a big enough circulation to employ an excellent journalist, full time on folk matters ?

just my charge of explosives into the fishing pond of life, - :-)

Gareth.