Global247News Reporters Dodge Russian Missiles While Handling Unbelievable Distraction from Yeovil Journalist
Yeovil, June 2024 – In a dramatic turn of events on the Ukrainian border, Global247News reporters found themselves running for cover as Russian missiles hurtled towards their location. Amid the chaos, with air raid sirens blaring and orders to seek the nearest bomb shelter, the journalists received an unexpected and perplexing interruption.
Mike Taylor, a journalist from Somerset Live, used instant messenger to lodge a complaint about a minor error in a local article concerning a Yeovil pub. Instead of following the proper channels and contacting the Yeovil Real News Desk, Taylor opted to contact the person who shared the article on social media. This individual happened to be the chairman of the media company supporting the four reporters currently in the Ukrainian war zone.
Somerset Live 'Investigative 'Journalist Taylor Who Messaged The War Zone Over A Fan Zone
As the missiles drew nearer and the situation became increasingly perilous, Taylor persisted in his complaint about the misuse of a photograph in the article. The chairman, clearly prioritizing the safety of his reporters, directed Taylor to the appropriate department to resolve the issue, which was nothing to do with Global247news.
Taking Cover As Taylor Continues To Message Despite Being Told Of the Air Raid.
Once the complaint was finally routed to the correct media outlet, the small error made by a Yeovil student was swiftly corrected, and a payment offer was extended to Taylor for the mistake after he stated he wished to send an invoice,
Despite the prompt resolution, Taylor took to X, formerly known as Twitter, to further voice his grievances.
The incident has sparked outrage among the Global247News team and their supporters, highlighting the stark contrast between the life-and-death realities faced by war correspondents and the petty concerns of some local journalists.
Both Yeovil Real News and Mike Taylor had reported on big screen venues to watch the football in Yeovil.
"It's unbelievable," remarked one of the Global247News reporters. "We're dodging missiles, and someone is whining about a photo. It really puts things in perspective."
The Global247News team remains dedicated to bringing critical updates from the front lines, undeterred by distractions and determined to highlight the bravery and resilience of those caught in the conflict. Meanwhile, the media community in Yeovil is left reflecting on the importance of context and the relative gravity of journalistic concerns.
This incident serves as a poignant reminder of the diverse challenges faced by journalists worldwide and the need for solidarity and support within the media industry, especially during times of crisis.
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The Company Chairman reflected to Yeovil Real News: ' It was surreal, here was a Yeovil reporter who claims to be an investigative journalist, not investigating at all and just jumping to wild assumptions - even when we explained the current location and situation, he still kept pinging on my messenger!
' You would have thought considering his claims to be an investigative journalist, he would understand that someone who shares on social media a news article, doesn't mean they are the author of said article, especially as ironically, we share Somerset Live articles to one of our Facebook pages, as well as other news outlets locally in the area. We normally look forward to Daniel Mumby's articles from Somerset Live, when Daniel places them with us for publication.
' We even sent Taylor a video of the attack taking place and he still kept going on!
' To see later he had taken to Social Media to make a drama out of the small error, by a student in Yeovil I thought was poor, especially as we had offered him compensation and the full opportunity to earn an income for any further freelance articles of importance. We even gave him some good leads that he could use, he prefered to ignore and play the wounded victim.'
' To see later he had taken to Social Media to make a drama out of the small error, by a student in Yeovil I thought was poor, especially as we had offered him compensation and the full opportunity to earn an income for any further freelance articles of importance. We even gave him some good leads that he could use, he prefered to ignore and play the wounded victim.' All the leads we gave him have not yet been reported in the Somerset region by Somerset Live journalists, a Football Chairman on bail, a pedophile still at large in Yeovil, who the police claim is of no public interest to charge, having even failed to interview him, despite all the evidence provided and an obvious case of somebody prolific, photographed and presented to the public who is clearly self harming. It appears Taylor really doesn't wish to investigate when given to him on a plate. Maybe he has an agenda not to? Who knows?
On Twitter, the Somerset Live journalist, Taylor, complained he had travelled an hour to his venue, whilst the Global247news journalists eventually spent 3 hours under siege before being given the all clear to carry on their duties reporting on the attack.
Whilst it's understood Taylor was offered the opportunity to go to the front line but he prefered to remain in safe Somerset, with one of the reporters who had been under fire saying ' He calls himself a journalist, an investigative one too, although it looks as if he prefers the comfort of his desk, reporting on the price of cider apples or something similar' he laughed.
