Brown and bullying Today’s brouhaha about British Prime Minister Gordon Brown being accused of bullying is a classic example of what is worryingly wrong about journalism today. It’s not about what happened, but who says it happened. National Bullying Helpline For those who haven’t been following the saga, here’s a quick recap: A Christine [...]
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The joys of modern banking In many ways, modern banking is wonderful. I can travel pretty much anywhere in the world and withdraw money from a machine using my trusty bank card. I can also pay for many things with my credit card just by a swipe and sign or tapping in a PIN. It’s [...]
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Millionaire’s giveaway A fascinating story has been doing the rounds today about an Austrian millionaire who plans to give away his entire £3m fortune and live like a pauper. Karl Radeber seems to have decided that money makes him unhappy, and whilst I’ll not be agreeing with that any time soon, one quote attributed to [...]
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Corrections My previous post – Bloggers vs Journalists: Why bloggers are second class citizens – seems to have stirred up quite a debate. There are a few things that have been brought to my attention since that I thought I should add. First of all (and somewhat going against my argument), it seems as though [...]
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Or The Curse of the Woman Who Didn’t Know When To Shut Up. Difference between bloggers and journalists A few weeks ago, the ever-excellent Matthew Teller hosted a debate on his blog about the difference between bloggers and journalists. It’s something of a hoary old debate, but some excellent points were raised. Key amongst [...]
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Tenerife visit I’ve just got back from Tenerife (in summary: amazing volcano, not so lovely coastal overdevelopment), and whilst there I was staying in the five star Hotel La Plantacion Del Sur. Good, but… The hotel was, on the whole, very. Great food, wonderful sea views, excellent array of pools. But you don’t care [...]
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