Category Archives: Old Media
An open letter to Ian Hislop of Private Eye magazine
This one’s quite a whopper, folks. Watch out for the previously unblogged material, most notably the details about a letter from The Sun to the PCC. This is not a letter that I write lightly, and I regret having to … Continue reading
The Daily Mail dissected in song
Chris Cohen – The Daily Mail I like this so much I’m going to throw in some bonus linky-love for the creator’s website. While we’re pausing for some entertainment, you’ve probably already seen the fear-mongering billboard generator by now, but … Continue reading
We’re going to need a bigger army
The race to the bottom continues in Australasia… Meet Stephanie Mills, who is a former Greenpeace campaign leader with some 20 years experience appearing in that link as a guest on the TVNZ ‘Breakfast’ show with hosts Alison Mau and … Continue reading
Exclusive no longer
It is unclear if Glen Jenvey features heavily in War on the Web by Jeremy Reynalds, or if there are so many of his tall tales in it that his claim of being co-author is, ironically, quite credible: Either way, … Continue reading
The Media Watch Rock-a-Hula
(Pardon my tense… there’s a few things I’d like to put in the past.) For the benefit of the archive: This post first went live when the Dunblane/Express petition was delivered, as elements of the mainstream media made false claims … Continue reading
Epicscotland: how copyright works
Earlier: Jamie Ross – Here Comes The Sun Bloggerheads – David Dinsmore steals from cancer patient – In the old days of ‘journalism’, if a hard-working reporter wanted to get hold of a family snapshot, he’d have to pocket a … Continue reading
David Dinsmore steals from cancer patient
You may recall the recent fuss about Dunblane survivors being attacked in the Scottish Sunday Express (that Martin Townsend has yet to get back to me about, despite past assurances that he is not trying to be in any way … Continue reading
Do not feed the animal
Charlie Brooker on the subject of media coverage and mass murderers (via):
Phew!
As you can see, I’ve been a busy boy this lunchtime. Below is the first round in what I hope won’t have to become a series of open letters: Open letter to James Harding (editor of The Times) Open letter … Continue reading
Open letter to James Harding (editor of The Times)
Dear James, I am writing to you about the ‘terror expert’ Glen Jenvey (aka ‘Richard Tims’) and his associate Michael Starkey. In January, The Sun published a story for which Jenvey was the primary source in which it was claimed … Continue reading
