“The truth is that all that stuff – the Stig, the Tardis, the Blue Peter dog – does belong to the licence payer, and not to some opportunists who think they can come along and take a slice when they feel like it.” Continue Reading
Posted on 02 September 2010.
“The truth is that all that stuff – the Stig, the Tardis, the Blue Peter dog – does belong to the licence payer, and not to some opportunists who think they can come along and take a slice when they feel like it.” Continue Reading
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Posted on 25 August 2010.
“BBC management have taken a lot of stick in recent years, which is unfair. Some should at least be applauded for their unwavering commitment and consistency in taking credit for other people’s ideas.” Continue Reading
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Posted on 18 August 2010.
“They stop caring what the truth is. Then they get to write about WMDs.”
Starsuckers director Chris Atkins explains why it’s a bad idea for tabloids to make showbiz columnists such as Dominic Mohan editors of newspapers. Continue Reading
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Posted on 11 August 2010.
“We don’t really live experiences, we live them to report them.”
Psychologist David Holmes says our social-update culture means we alienate ourselves from genuine encounters with each other. Continue Reading
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Posted on 04 August 2010.
“The argument that information wants to be free is only said by those who want it for free.” Continue Reading
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Posted on 28 July 2010.
“WikiLeaks could become as important a journalistic tool as the Freedom of Information Act.”
Time magazine’s 2007 assessment proves somewhat prophetic.
(Source: Time magazine)
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Posted on 19 July 2010.
“English is a living language. Shakespeare liked to coin new words too.”
Sarah Palin makes a humbled comparison after coming up with the word ‘refudiate’ on her Twitter account.
(Source: MediaGuardian)
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Posted on 16 July 2010.
“If it is possible for a continent to be patted on the head, ITV and BBC managed it.“
MediaGuardian columnist Martin Kelner blasts the “patronising” coverage of the World Cup.
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