http://www.wordsdept.co.uk <h2>A words-based weblog by Manchester journalist David Quinn</h2> Mon, 18 Jul 2011 22:46:07 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.wordsdept.co.uk/2009/03/27/bookmarks-from-24-march-to-27-march/ http://www.wordsdept.co.uk/2009/03/27/bookmarks-from-24-march-to-27-march/#comments Fri, 27 Mar 2009 13:10:00 +0000 David Quinn http://www.wordsdept.co.uk/2009/03/27/bookmarks-from-24-march-to-27-march/ A selection of my latest bookmarks. You could visit my Tumblelog for more of this sort of thing.

• The Apprentice Analysed – Occupational psycholgist offers insight about candidates on the Apprentice
• eaves.ca: Newspapers’ decline is a sign of democracy, not a symptom of its death
• MediaGuardian: MEN Media to use ‘skills matrix’ to decide who will be laid off – “Reporters, subeditors and features writers will be assessed differently. Elements will include: commitment and professionalism, design skills, judgment, speed/accuracy, multimedia skills, media law, adaptability and resilience, and story generation.”
• Guardian: The Wire creator David Simon’s new TV show, Treme – Show will be set in post-Hurricane Katrina New Orleans
• Polly Toynbee: Regional and local newspapers will die unless we act now – Includes a mention of the Stockport Express
• Anazon.co.uk: PAUL ROSS – 20 Inch Canvas Print (51cm) – 158 customer reviews of this amazing art print of television presenter Paul Ross
• Teenager draws penis on parents’ roof to lure Google Earth
• Yahoo Answers: STD From A Dog…Is It Possible?

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• Chris Colvin: He didn't cause all its woes, but Peston started run on Northern Rock – Economist claims reporter doing his job caused the run on Northern Rock. A tempting argument but ultimately a load of bollocks based on no more than five seconds' rational thought.
• Joel and Ethan Coen tackle "clean coal" – Not entirely successfully, it could be argued.
• 'Twitter has suddenly exploded' – PRWeek UK – Think I said the same thing the other day. Story suggests "most active PR conusltancy on Twitter" based on number of users at each firm. Hmm.
• Mercy Recommends…: Street Fighter Sonnets – Highly entertaining Streetfighter 2 poetry by Ross Sutherland

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• Journalism.co.uk: BBC Trustees’ expenses revealed online – Loving the phrase "opinion formers"
• Why Robbie Keane is like a Virgin Train – Actually, Keane is probably cheaper than the train fare.
• Slight technical hitch (video) Messed up advert spotted by Robert Popper

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• FFS Corner: News of the World slams Jonathan Ross's "sick OAP sex gag on Radio 2" You'll notice they repeat the comments in their entirety, however.
• Marina Hyde: Manchester City's executive chairman Garry Cook's charmless attack on Milan over the Kaka affair was a new low – Guardian columnist uses same quotes as me to illustrate tooliness of Man City chairman
• New Cadbury's 'eyebrow dance' ad – Looks kind of painful.

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• Fry/Ross Twitter love-in
• Allison Pearson – The world's worst columnist – Tasteful description of cancer victim Jade Goody as looking "like a human sacrifice".
• ASA confirms that God doesn't exist (kind of)
• The "Manchester City effect" = £100m for a goalkeeper
• "Blumenthal-related farking"
• What All PR People Should Know About Journalists

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