Media and journalism
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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Desmond values promoting Channel Five more than reporting news
Today, Daily Express readers are treated to the following fascinating news: Apparently: HIGH Street store Debenhams has announced it will sponsor Channel 5’s flagship serial Neighbours. Wow. Tell us more: Before and after each… Read more
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Warning: Contents may not match packaging
On Friday, Jack Straw said that some Pakistani men see white girls as “easy meat”. He was referring to two Asian men who were jailed for sexually abusing several girls in Derby. This is how the BBC presented the story: And the Daily… Read more
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Sunday Express and another vaccine scare
In the week that Dr Andrew Wakefield’s claim linking the MMR jab with autism was dismissed by the British Medial Journal as a “deliberate fraud” and a “hoax”, the Sunday Express is on the look-out for another vaccine scare: The article,… Read more
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