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The tabloid phone hacking phenomenon is back with a bang. Former News Of The World editor and Tory press head Andy Coulson is currently sitting patiently in the dock awaiting his fate, but he’s almost yesterday’s news considering the damages being paid out by News International’s main red-top rival.
Trinity Mirror Group, owners of The Daily Mirror, […]
We’re getting to the nitty gritty bit now as the major newspapers attempt to sway their readers by publicly picking sides. If you’re a reader of almost any of the major national titles in Britain and don’t know who they support without being told, then I’ll be polite and suggest this clip from sitcom Yes, Prime […]
I wasn’t expecting to write much more about the HSBC tax avoidance scheme. I assumed the government would go quiet and wait for it to all blow over. I’ve been kind of right on that score as there are STILL no prosecutions in the wings, at least not in the UK.
Events escalated yesterday, however, […]
It’s time for a Ched Evans update as events surrounding the convicted rapist have escalated again, to the point where I really, REALLY, want to hide in a dark room.
Over Christmas there were whispers that the 26-year-old soccer player was about to sign for lowly Hartlepool, a town best known for hanging a monkey […]
Let’s talk about TV, because everyone loves TV, right? Picture the scene; you’re sitting on your couch watching Judge Judy or Family Fortunes Feud when there’s a knock at the door. “TV licence check sir. Can you get me your licence so I can tick you off my list?”
This happened to me in college. […]
We have a storm within a storm brewing over the Oscar Pistorius murder trial. As court proceedings began yesterday another sort of trial was beginning in Britain, the trial by media of prominent Irish bookmaker Paddy Power.
Britain is full of betting establishments, on the high street and online. Soccer and horse racing account for most […]
Gates, a Republican, writes about Obama with an ambivalence that he does not resolve, praising him as “a man of personal integrity” even as he faults his leadership. Though the book simmers with disappointment in Obama, it reflects outright contempt for Vice President Biden and many of Obama’s top aides. [Washington Post]
IT’S NOT hard […]
“Taylor was the leading analyst of, and most articulate critic of the campaign to smear Ms. Clinton.” – Ambassador Joseph Wilson
TM is now a subscription site, starting today. There is still free access to the site so you can see what’s going on every day, with a few free articles available every month. But […]
THE SUNDAY political show boys’ club continues. I started writing about it before 2006, with “Meet the Press” always a culprit, back in the Tim Russert era.
It should also be noted that in a country where independents now outnumber Democrats and Republicans, there is rarely one seen anywhere on any Sunday […]
TO THE unsung heroines and heroes of news, those intrepid performers who get caught on tape saying, doing, experiencing the most embarrassing things while trying to be serious.
A.J. “fuckin’ shit” Clemente will start 2014 trying to rebuild his career. From Media Bistro:
“These are the cards I’ve been dealt,” Clemente admits. “If taking a job […]
