The New Yorker is at it again. Click this link to find another not altogether reverential take on the global financial meltdown, as the newspaper seeks to compile a playlist of songs suitable for our current woes. Pink Floyd’s Money is not allowed, but there appears to be no restriction on The Beatles’ Can’t Buy [...]
The known world appears closer to collapse after the US Congress rejected a bailout plan designed to restore confidence to stricken banks. Wall Street promptly had one of its worst days ever and shock waves were felt all over the globe. The Times reports on the debacle here, in what might be described as a [...]
What is going on within the offices of Addleshaw Goddard? The Lawyer reports here that the firm’s decision to purchase 36 prints by photographer David Bailey has sparked a row, for among said prints is one of notorious East End gangsters the Kray twins. It has apparently been suggested that a law firm may not [...]
Oxfam is about to launch a campaign to find the hidden copyrighting geniuses among the public. As the Guardian notes here, “Would-be slogan writers go to Oxfam’s site, type four lines of catchy copy to prompt people to give, and wait. The best 14 will be selected and displayed digitally – at eight high-profile sites [...]
Media Guardian’s diarist rightly teases the Sun about yet another Paul Gascoigne story. As Monkey notes: “Gazza lives,” reported a Sun picture story on Friday. “Giggling Paul Gascoigne has a laugh with a mystery blonde yesterday – throwing into doubt bizarre rumours he was dead.” Only throwing into doubt? What further proof does the Sun [...]
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Excellent Nike ad
Memo to would-be hacks: good writing is no longer a tool of your trade
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In the latest of our series of white papers, Spada Research examines trends in environmental reporting.
After a raft of phone-hacking admissions and allegations, we are no longer seen as the gruff but dependable watchdog. Neville Thurlbeck, formerly of the News of the World (part of his Damascene conversion; to be continued).