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The unwelcome political return of Mr Megabus
The No campaign in the Scottish Referendum may have issues with its sexist and patronising adverts, but Sir Brian Souter’s appearance on the BBC last night serves as a reminder that the Yes campaign has its fair share of undesirable views. Let’s go back to 1999/2000 and what the Scottish Daily Mail editorial called: Labour’s […]
The media are still committing (sexy) A-Levels crimes
August 15, 2014
Political Scrapbook’s round up of A-Level results coverage highlights how news editors believe that results day means they have a free-pass in rampant sexism and sexualisation of teenagers. And just as the “sexy A-Levels” phenomenon is still going strong, it is still not the only results day crime committed by the media. The Telegraph report that “more than […]
MPs paid £350k for media appearances
June 26, 2014
Hidden among the latest MP's Register of Members' Interests are declarations of earnings from politicians' media appearances. When combined these add up to more than £350k.
Farage’s UKIP ‘victory’ is a mirage
May 26, 2014
The UKIP 'victory' in the UK European Elections is not all that it seems.
When does an advert become editorial?
May 16, 2014
A newspaper's support for UKIP on its front page shows what happens when an advert becomes editorial.
Is this the worst radio interview ever?
April 3, 2014
The BBC’s “flagship” Radio 4 Today programme is normally the bastion of intelligent discussion and debate (and racing tips). But this morning at 6.25am, there was possibly the softest radio interview ever with a representative of the asphalt industry alliance on the need for more money to re-surface the nation’s roads following the recent wet […]
If you dance with the PR devil, defend what you do
October 31, 2013
I love my job. Most of the time. But I hate the company the PR industry keeps sometimes. For every company that uses PR for public good, there is another that is prepared to take the petro-chemical-dictatorial dollar. And while I may not approve of these firms’ ethics, I’d defend their right to take that […]
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- UK’s first National Open Water Swimming Centre opens with a splash
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