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Dacre - out of touch, out of order

Published in November 10th, 2008
Posted by louise in Journalism, Media, News
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Early this morning I read the transcript of Daily Mail editor Paul Dacre’s speech to the annual conference of the Society of Editors. What has captured my attention is his views on privacy. On his own admission, Dacre knows that “sensation sells papers”. That has clearly been the basis for his particular brand of journalism [...]

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MEN behaving radically

Published in September 18th, 2008
Posted by louise in Journalism, Media, News
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It’s not often bloggers are offered the opportunity to have a look round a modern newsroom at a major regional paper, so when the Manchester Evening News announced it would host the latest meeting for Manchester’s blogging community it didn’t take long for the limited number of spaces available to be filled. The MEN recently [...]

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How reporting can endanger the disabled

Published in August 2nd, 2008
Posted by louise in Journalism, News
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Following Barry George’s acquittal for the murder of Jill Dando, today’s papers are awash with lengthy analysis of the case and profiles of George himself. My own opinion is that I think it highly unlikely that George “did it”, based on reports of his low IQ and other mental and physical problems. Why on earth [...]

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Tips - no more waiting for change

Published in July 31st, 2008
Posted by louise in News
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The BBC reported this morning that the government is finally to close the loophole on tipping in the service industries. This is long overdue and good news for hard-working staff who have been literally short-changed by their employers. It has also happened fairly quickly following a recent campaign started by the Guardian then taken up [...]

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