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Daily Telegraph set straight over AV claims
The PCC has published details of a complaint made by Electoral Reform Services against the Daily Telegraph: Electoral Reform Services Ltd complained to the Press Complaints Commission through Lewis Silkin solicitors of London that an article… Read more
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The Sunday Express is a cheap political pamphlet
The front page story of today’s Sunday Express serves as yet more evidence that it has long-ago ceased to be a newspaper, and is now nothing more than a cheap political pamphlet, published only to promote unhinged conspiracy theories over the death… Read more
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A salty flip-flop from the Express
Here’s an article by Jo Willey, the Daily Express’ “Health Correspondent”, from 6th July this year: The article said: SALT is safe to eat – and cutting our daily intake does nothing to lower the risk of suffering from heart disease,… Read more
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Devilishly stupid
Both The Sun and the Daily Express refer to Anders Behring Breivik, the man alleged to have perpetrated the terrorist attacks in Norway, as the devil: They’ve clearly based their comparison of Breivik with the devil on his wicked and evil… Read more
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Are there more Americans on Facebook than with a passport?
An article from the Daily Mail makes the claim that: John Stevens’ article, which has clearly been churned from a press release advertising a travel website, says: More Americans are members of Facebook than have passports, according to… Read more
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Burning with irony
Surely the subeditor who wrote this headline for a Mail on Sunday article on the Norway terror suspect must have realised its incredible irony: Hang on – don’t the Daily Mail and the Mail on Sunday hate immigrants too? They certainly seem to… Read more
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Has the Sun been taking lessons from Ann Coulter?
Yesterday’s horrific events in Norway received the following coverage on the front of today’s Sun: As far as I can glean, the text accompanying the Sun’s splash reads: UP to 20 people were feared dead last night after two terrorist… Read more
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Churnalism is… getting old
From how to make the “perfect piece of toast” to learning how to spot when you’re “getting old”, here’s the latest example of churnalism coming from the Daily Mail: It should be customary whenever writing about churnalism at the Mail, to… Read more
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