It has been a few days now of what could be described as limited media coverage, from a UK perspective of the Oak Creek Shooting that resulted in 7 deaths by a shooter that entered a place of worship. On… Read More ›
Media Watch
Word of the Year 2010
Merriam-Webster announced that “austerity” saw more than 250,000 searches on the dictionary’s free online tool. This was probably due to greater coverage of the international debt crisis. Therefore, it was announced by the company as Word of the Year for… Read More ›
BBC Poor Sports reporting and lost charter
The BBC sports coverage team have a lot to answer for. Sometimes I feel that on the whole the BBC are a private club. I’m not doubting the abilty of the presenters to present edited highlights. Certainly, the crew that… Read More ›
BBC1 Remembrance: The Sikh Story – Review
I wrote these notes as I watched tonights episode of BBC1’s Remembrance: The Sikh Story. Firstly, as per normal it’s ridiculous that programmes of such calibre and importance are shown at such a late hour. I’m also not sure how… Read More ›
Waving the Flag for England
When I grew up the national flag and St George’s flag were both synonymous with racism. They had both been hijacked by the racist party – the national front (note the lower case!). Things are different now, or are they?
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