Minority Thought
Express gets one of its favourite subjects wrong
Yes, that’s right – it’s house prices. It was always going to be either that or Princess Diana, another perennial favourite for the Express. The story the Express has got so badly wrong is, unfortunately for them, splashed across today’s front… Read more
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Mail shoots itself in the foot
Compare the headline for this story with the snippet of text taken from the article: That’s “Electronic devices CAN interfere with aeroplane instruments” versus “There’s no definitive answer to whether mobile devices can affect a flight”…. Read more
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Monday Blue Monday
Did you know today was the most depressing day of the year? Well, it really is a wonder if you don’t, because almost all the newspapers are parroting the same line. From the Daily Mail: To the Daily Mirror: And the Daily… Read more
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Liz Jones and an exercise in tastelessness
Jonathan at No Sleep ‘Til Brooklands has done a superb job critiquing Liz Jones’ latest column, in which she retraces Jo Yeates’ last evening in Bristol to tasteless effect. Her column includes such gems as: This is where Joanna Yeates spent… Read more
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Is the Daily Mail embracing political correctness?
Yesterday, the Mail were bringing us the following story: As the article says: It may be a classic rock song but 26 years after it was first released Dire Straits hit Money For Nothing has been banned from radio. According to the Mail,… Read more
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Papers don’t know their EU from their ECHR
At the end of last year, the European Commission’s London office sent the following note to several newsdesks: Information note to Newsdesks: European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) is not part of the European Union (EU) Newsdesks and subeditors… Read more
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Elton John’s company corrects the Daily Mail
From the “TV&Showbiz;” section of today’s Daily Mail: The article makes the claim that: increased his entourage by more than 50 per cent before the arrival of Zachary Jackson Levon Furnish-John. Simon Cable, who wrote the article,… Read more
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Richard Desmond shows further contempt for his readers
Well. It’s finally happened: As Roy Greenslade reports: Richard Desmond’s newspapers and magazines have been formally excluded from the system of press self-regulation. It follows the refusal of Desmond’s company, Northern & Shell,… Read more
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