Category Archives: Newspapers

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Andrew Gilligan – sockpuppeteer

30Apr09 – 10:37

Andrew Gilligan in OCTOPUPPET: a short film about sock-puppets from Tim Ireland on Vimeo.
There's a fair bit of background to this on Tim's site.

By Paul Evans | Also posted in Fact-checking | Tagged , , | Comments (0)

Time to safeguard public service broadcasting

29Apr09 – 19:42

As Clay Shirky has put it so memorably, for the newspaper industry, the glaciers have arrived.
This has provided a useful backdrop for some spectacular special pleading from media owners.
The need to rescue journalism has, for industry lobbyists, been rapidly translated into a need to feather-bed dying industries that have shown no interest in the promotion [...]

By Paul Evans | Also posted in Churnalism | Tagged , , , , | Comments (0)

What smeargate tells us about Labour’s relations with the press

17Apr09 – 19:04

Labour’s recent online ‘smeargate’ trouncing has reinforced the widespread perception that the UK Labour Party has failed to really get the blogosphere in the way that some Conservatives do.
The crime that Damian McBride stands convicted of is that he planned to conduct a campaign of personal smears against senior Conservatives. This from Guido Fawkes – [...]

By Paul Evans | Also posted in Blogging, Labour | Tagged , | Comments (0)

Is it because Nige is Labour?

24Mar09 – 15:14

What goes on in an MPs office stays in an MPs office, according to the St Damian of Green Principle...

By Sadie Smith | Also posted in Uncategorized | Comments (1)

Why oh why?

10Feb09 – 12:06

Newspapers are roundly distrusted. So why do people still buy them?

By Paul Evans | Also posted in Churnalism, Trust | Tagged , | Comments (0)

Exclusive!

07Feb09 – 13:17

The Daily Telegraph can disclose that former Prime Minister Baroness Thatcher believes the furore over her daughter's remarks in a BBC Green Room is a form of political correctness gone mad.

By ZaNuLieBore | Comments (0)

General Winter

03Feb09 – 20:17

A letter in today's Telegraph:
SIR – If only the Germans had known that all they had to do was wait for snow to engulf Britain, and then invade.
Diane Haynes
London SW10
Yeah. Worked in Russia.

By ZaNuLieBore | Also posted in Clarksonism | Comments (0)

Teh NuEuLieBoreNazi Watch – latest!!?!?

07Jan09 – 18:35

Today marks the end of a thousand years of history. In The Daily Mail's comments, the Mercury Martyrs* are out in force.
"Standard bulbs also helped keep your house warm & could save on the cost of heating during winter. Perhaps this is another opportunity were the rip off energy companies will make more money as [...]

By Paul Evans | Also posted in Clarksonism | Tagged | Comments (0)