Yesterday, when there was a fatal plane crash in Amsterdam and several British soldiers were killed on duty in Afghanistan, one other story dominated UK headlines – the death of six-year-old Ivan Cameron.
Normally, I’d consider it inappropriate for such a private tragedy to be given priority over other news that is arguably far more important, [...]
Schiphol plane crash – news and green views
Published in February 25th, 2009
Shortly after 9.30 this morning, I learned – via Twitter – of the plane crash at Schiphol Airport in the Netherlands. A Turkish Airlines Boeing 737 came down short of the Polderbaan runway, where it promptly broke into three pieces. It was a miracle that it didn’t turn into a fireball and that so many [...]
Disability and diversity in the public space
Published in February 23rd, 2009
One of today’s top stories has centred on children’s TV presenter, Cerrie Burnell. The Daily Mail ran an insidious, scaremongering feature about how she is supposedly frightening the young kids she presents to on CBeebies. Listening to Cerrie talk on the Jeremy Vine Show on Radio 2 today, I was struck by her calm dignity [...]
Twitter: celebrity and comedy
Published in February 9th, 2009
I’m a huge fan of Twitter – I find it immensely useful as a work tool and it’s no surprise that so many other journalists do too, as it’s such a good way of connecting to useful people.
I’ve been meaning for a couple of weeks to post about the celebrity invasion of Twitter, but Sally [...]
