Words Dept.: archive

A selection of my latest bookmarks. You could visit my Tumblelog for more stuff I’ve seen on the web. The Marple Leaf: Cheer up Alan Shearer! – Why Newcastle should go down. Journalism.co.uk: Newsquest editorial director speaks out on BNP advertising – Regional newspaper publisher defends BNP banner ads on its websites Mike Butcher of [...]

There’s something inescapably awful about the latest Conservative election broadcast, which essentially consists of David Cameron saying the words “Cameron Direct” a lot while prancing about, pointing a lot and occasionally sitting on a train. I’ve checked and it’s not a parody but I’ve still watched it about six times on YouTube since it was [...]

Since saying sorry has become really rather fashionable in the last week or so, perhaps it would be appropriate for the Sun to apologise to its readers for its misleading coverage of the story of 13-year-old Alfie Patten. Following a court ruling, it can now be reported that Alfie never fathered a child, despite specific claims to [...]

A selection of my latest bookmarks. You could visit my Tumblelog for more stuff I’ve seen on the web. Steve Bell: “Lash me with wisteria” – Absurdity of the MPs’ expenses row successfully nailed by Guardian cartoonist. Blog This, Grandma – I really love this phrase. Tim Luckhurst: The BBC pays too much for too [...]

This must surely rank as one of the most remarkable and ridiculous moments in the short history of 24-hour news channels. Carrie Gracie, a presenter about whom I’ve had my doubts for a while thanks to her uncomfortable flirting with fellow anchor Simon McCoy every morning, gets completely flummoxed during an interview and admits to [...]

I’ve just spotted Stephen Fry talking a load of arse, poo and widdle (bollocks, in other words) about the issue of MPs’ expenses on Newsnight (video clip here). According to Fry, MPs doing things like claiming £2,000 of public money to have the moats of their manor houses cleaned (Douglas Hogg), or £35,000 for a “second home” [...]

A selection of my latest bookmarks. You could visit my Tumblelog for more stuff I’ve seen on the web. Bloggers dispute Silvio Berlusconi party pictures – Italian PM allegedly airbrushed into photos of an 18-year-old model's birthday party, although no-one knows why. Jeff Jarvis: I'm not the only doomsayer On newspapers: "The insane response to [...]