Jordan
Daily Star apologises to Jordan
According to the ever-excellent Regret the Error, the Daily Star issued the following apology yesterday: On Monday 26th September 2011 we published an article which claimed that Katie Price was involving her son, Junior, in violent pursuits and… Read more
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Daily Star reporter resigns with a stinging letter to Desmond
Richard Peppiatt is a journalist who used to write articles for Richard Desmond’s Daily Star. I say “used to write” because Mr Peppiatt handed in his resignation letter this week – and what a resignation letter it was! Addressed to Mr Desmond… Read more
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The Sun and Jordan (not the country)
Today, the nation’s most-read newspaper is using its tremendous popularity and influence to bring us what it thinks is the day’s most important story:OK, I lied – the main story for today is about Jordan (not the country).Usually, it’s the Daily… Read more
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Daily Star and the English Defence League
Today, the Daily Star has decided to run with the following as its front page story: At first glance, the front page might seem like something of a departure for the Star. But if you look closely, you’ll see that all of the Star’s usual… Read more
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The world’s greatest newspaper?
The following are arguably some of the biggest stories currently deserving of attention from the newspapers: the riots in Egypt, Mubarak’s decision to step down as president, and the subsequent effect this may have had on other Middle Eastern… Read more
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Woman has double chin… for a bit
Celebrity stories are almost always pointless, but this effort from The Sun really has to be a new low: KATIE Price faces double trouble after her marriage split as she visits a London hair salon. Katie, 32, who is divorcing Alex Reid,… Read more
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Daily Star finds a new kind of pregnancy test
If I edited a newspaper, I’d make it a matter of course to ensure that whatever story was put on the front page was as iron-clad and as close to the truth as possible. Dawn Neesom, editor of Richard Desmond’s rogue newspaper, the Daily Star, has… Read more
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What’s in a headline?
Headlines are arguably the most memorable and the most noticeable part of a story. They’re the first thing you see before you read a story and they’re usually written to be as attention-grabbing as possible. Even if you don’t read the related… Read more
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