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This May be wrong...

Battling through the wind and the driving rain, my shoes soaked through and a ruined umbrella long since discarded into a dustbin, one recent front page headline kept going round and round in my head... "Driest May on record", The... Continue reading

Posted May 12, 2013 at The Media Blog

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A new niche for the Mail Online

The Mail Online today has struck upon a new niche in its endless pursuit for opportunities to ogle and judge women: "For most women a police mug shot is the most humiliating photograph that will ever be taken...But these pictures... Continue reading

Posted May 3, 2013 at The Media Blog

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What say we move on...?

When it comes to the coverage of German football in the media it seems we are destined to always hear the same old tired lines. On Tuesday, football commentator Clive Tyldesley – a man apparently constructed in an ITV laboratory... Continue reading

Posted May 2, 2013 at The Media Blog

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Non-sequitur of the week

For something to stand out as one of the stupider comments on Twitter during any given week is no mean feat. But here's Daily Mirror journalist Kevin Maguire passing comment on the news that former broadcaster Stuart Hall has pleaded... Continue reading

Posted May 2, 2013 at The Media Blog

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This is news...?

This is an actual news story from today's Telegraph: "The 'pristine' appearance of the Duchess of Cambridge and her sister Pippa Middleton when they were schoolgirls made other families feel 'rather hopeless', a mother whose daughter was at the same... Continue reading

Posted May 1, 2013 at The Media Blog

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As an admirer of The Times' front page wraps - especially those during the Olympics - it was tempting to imagine how they might have marked the nonsense of Ed Balls Day: Ed Balls. Perhaps unsurprisingly The Times decided against... Continue reading

Posted Apr 28, 2013 at The Media Blog

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If only déjà vu cured cancer

The Daily Express is once again leading with a front page story - as it did last month - telling us that there are seven golden rules to a longer life. In the past the number of golden rules has... Continue reading

Posted Apr 28, 2013 at The Media Blog

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Obama puts the boot in to CNN

Over in the US, President Obama has waded into the debate surrounding CNN's craptacular coverage of the Boston bombing and subsequent manhunt. Speaking at the annual White House Correspondents' Dinner, Obama joked: "I know CNN has taken some knocks lately,... Continue reading

Posted Apr 27, 2013 at The Media Blog

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Pippa who? Tabloids fall for Amanda Thatcher

When Amanda Thatcher turned up at her grandmother's funeral you could practically hear the 'posh totty' klaxon going off at picture desks across London. Forget the old lady in the coffin, her grandaughter was instant front page news: We should... Continue reading

Posted Apr 19, 2013 at The Media Blog

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They're breaking news...

CNN today reported... This was followed with... Then... And then... That basically sums up a pretty bad day at the office for US journalism, because it wasn't just CNN who was making an almighty hash of this story, the misinformation... Continue reading

Posted Apr 17, 2013 at The Media Blog

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Twitter's shameful Boston chancers

Whenever tragedy strikes, the temptation now is to look away from Twitter because in the hours and days following any major incident we tend to see some of the behaviours which consistently let Twitter down - from sensationalist and wildly... Continue reading

Posted Apr 17, 2013 at The Media Blog

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Daily Mail v Mumsnet

You may remember back in February a journalist writing for the Daily Mail got a very public dressing down over at Mumsnet after she posted a rather loaded question about the NHS (see: Daily Mail journalist learns not to mess... Continue reading

Posted Apr 16, 2013 at The Media Blog

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BBC quotes bear little resemblance to headlines

The story of a BBC Panorama team posing as members of an LSE student trip to film undercover in North Korea has led to fierce criticism of the BBC. However, forget for a minute the specifics of the story and... Continue reading

Posted Apr 15, 2013 at The Media Blog

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Confusion over Tory 'photo fakery'

The Mirror today has accused the Conservative party of "photo fakery" after finding a picture of some fresh-faced young Conservatives on the Tory's website which the paper claims is actually a group of Australian students: The Mirror's exclusive. The Mirror... Continue reading

Posted Apr 13, 2013 at The Media Blog

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Munchkin fury and the backfiring 'Ding Dong!' ding dong

The fuss surrounding 'Ding Dong! The Witch Is Dead' has taken a surreal twist in today's Sun. The paper has tracked down two surviving munchkins from The Wizard Of Oz who have added their voices to the outrage. The Sun... Continue reading

Posted Apr 13, 2013 at The Media Blog

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Well that was quick...

FT.com, 9 April 2013: "Bitcoin hit another high today, leaving sceptical pundits in its wake as it broke through the $200 level..." The Guardian, 10 April 2013: "Bitcoin, the digital currency, lost more than $160 in value on Wednesday, just... Continue reading

Posted Apr 11, 2013 at The Media Blog

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So that's settled then...?

The BBC has revealed the breakdown of 766 complaints received about its coverage of Margaret Thatcher's death: A balanced result? Given how polarised the Thatcher debate was always going to be, it looks like the BBC has done a fair... Continue reading

Posted Apr 11, 2013 at The Media Blog

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The poppy is a give-away...

Not only has the Daily Mail been a little blinkered in its criticism of the BBC today, it has been deliberately misleading in its choice of photos (as pointed out by James Cridland over at Media UK): In an article... Continue reading

Posted Apr 10, 2013 at The Media Blog

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Thatcher: Blinkered Mail accuses BBC of bias

If yesterday's media coverage of Margaret Thatcher's death, and the public reaction which greeted it, reminded us of anything it's that she was a lady who polarised the country. In any debate between polar opposites anybody striving for the middle... Continue reading

Posted Apr 10, 2013 at The Media Blog

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How the papers marked Thatcher's death

Unsurprisingly Margaret Thatcher, who died yesterday, featured on the front of every newspaper today. Also unsurprisingly, there is no concensus on the controversial politician. The more balanced of the coverage opts to declare, with no risk of contradiction, that Thatcher... Continue reading

Posted Apr 9, 2013 at The Media Blog

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A running joke...

Dear Sir, Thank you for your joke about hoarding (The Times, Letters To The Editor, April 8)... ...I will put it with the others... Continue reading

Posted Apr 8, 2013 at The Media Blog

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Two days too late: Telegraph and MacKenzie split

After just two days in the job, The Telegraph has parted company with its latest columnist - disgraced former Sun editor Kelvin MacKenzie. It has been reported that a backlash, related to the malicious lies MacKenzie published about victims of... Continue reading

Posted Apr 5, 2013 at The Media Blog

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The Spike takes on April Fools

Here's the latest episode of The Spike, tackling April Fools and serving up a wonderful montage of Leveson action from the archives... Continue reading

Posted Apr 4, 2013 at The Media Blog

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The Sun backpedals on 'state funded manslaughter'

The Daily Mail has been criticised for suggesting the welfare system is to blame for the killing of six children in a Derby housefire for which their father and two other people have now been convicted (see: The Daily Mail:... Continue reading

Posted Apr 3, 2013 at The Media Blog

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The Daily Mail: "A vile product of welfare UK"

The Daily Mail blames the killing of six children on the welfare state. Today's Daily Mail front page has met with an angry reaction, no doubt to the delight of those who produced it (right). To exploit the tragic death... Continue reading

Posted Apr 3, 2013 at The Media Blog

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