Comments on: Dacre – out of touch, out of order

By: Press freedom and playing by the rules « Barrow’s Blog

Press freedom and playing by the rules « Barrow’s Blog — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 23:49:12 +0000

[...] time or space decrying Dacre’s recent controversial comments on privacy - bloggers such as Louise Bolotin and my City coursemate James Bray have done a pretty thorough job of that already – but they do [...]

By: louise

louise — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 06:47:26 +0000

@David – sadly true about the Mail’s massive sphere of influence.

@Mark I hate it for its obsessive coverage of stories against women, immigrants and anyone else posing a potential threat to the cosy 1950s world view it has. A newspaper should contain news not whipped-up hatred, hysteria or gossip.

@Pseudonyms R Us Indeed. I doubt it would get past Dacre’s net bouncers! Still, in consolation, everyone’s saying it everywhere else.

By: Pseudonymns 'R Us

Pseudonymns 'R Us — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 23:42:13 +0000

Well said. But try saying it in the Mail’s comment section. Freedom of speech? Hah!

By: Mark Crosby

Mark Crosby — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 17:13:13 +0000

Great article Louise.

Couldn’t agree more, the Mail is out of touch, filled with nonsense material that is out of place in a newspaper.

By: David Child

David Child — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 12:48:49 +0000

Couldn’t agree more. But sadly, the Mail has one of the most loyal followers among newspaper readers and hits a key demographic. Note how the MoS whipped up a storm about Brand and Ross which then led to the world and its wife jumping on board.

Sadly, for those of us with a more moderate and less intrusive leaning we’re just voices chirruping on the sidelines.

As a PR, the Mail is often a key target to secure and until middle-class mums and small business owners start reading other media in droves it will still wield its enormous power.

Now, where did I put that bull-whip…