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The Leveson Inquiry…Witnesses Week 2 (Monday)

Three witnesses and the Leveson Inquiry continued the theme of one “ordinary civilian/innocent bystander” witness and two “celebrity” witnesses. Christopher Jefferies first came to media attention after Christmas 2010 or in the first days of January 211. He was landlord … Continue reading

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Ian Hislop….You Have Let Me Down!

Ian Hislop is one of my favourite “public” people. Although only in his early fifties, he has edited the British satirical magazine “Private Eye” for over twenty-five years. Hislop even as a twenty-something editor in the 1980s, he gave the … Continue reading

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The Leveson Inquiry…Nuremburg For Journalist Nazis

I have just finished watching the first weeks evidence in the Leveson Inquiry. Hopefully, I will post about this in greater detail over the weekend. The concensus among Journalists (reporting on the Inquiry)seems to be that this has been a … Continue reading

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Phone Hacking Inquiry Overview

Monday was the first day that evidence was taken in the Leveson Enquiry into phone hacking by the “News of the World” (and other excesses by British tabloid newspapers). For much of the summer Britain was convulsed by a series of … Continue reading

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Irish Journalism And Ethics (Please Dont Laugh!)

Angst-ridden Journalists are worked up about Martin McGuinness of Sinn Féin  standing for the Irish Presidential Election. The problem is that they dont like him very much because he might have some “Baggage”. Indeed he has admitted as much and … Continue reading

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James Kelly (Journalist 1911-2011)

I am saddened to learn of the death of my fathers friend James Kelly (Journalist) who has died on Thursday at the age of 100. “Jimmy” Kelly, a man of the highest integrity was a working journalist for a staggering … Continue reading

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Journalism In Norn Iron

Despite the fact that Norn Iron should have provided an interesting (to say the least) working environment for Journalists, there are no more than two good Journos here. The rest might reasonably be described as time serving sychophants and narcissists … Continue reading

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