December 2010
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A real war hero
I just wanted to ask readers to spare a thought this Christmas for Private Bradley Manning. He was the American solider who leaked the Iraq war documents to wikileaks and has subsequently spent the last seven months in solitary confinement and on suicide watch awaiting trial. Private Bradley Manning allegedly came across this video of unprovoked US troops murdering civilians & journalists...
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Reality TV obscuring reality on BBC website
The picture above is a screen-grab from the BBC news website. Thanks to this ‘news story’ the final of this years apprentice was ruined for me. Evidently the same thing happened to broadcasting demigod Charlie Brooker, here a few of his tweets.
So I spend the night writing & studiously avoiding finding out who won The Apprentice… and the BBC News website spoils it with...
Defending the seemingly indefensible
During the height of the panic on the streets of London last week cowardly riot police dragged cerebral palsy suffer Jody McIntyre out of his wheelchair, the footage can be seen here. Later Mr MacIntyre was interviewed on BBC news. The interview, hosted by Ben Brown is amazing because it contains what might be the most ridiculous question in the history of journalism.
Theirs a suggestion that...
