The Press Gazette brings news of an estimated £500,000 legal bill in proceedings brought by tennis pro Robert Dee in his libel action against the Telegraph, after the newspaper ran a story headlined: “World’s worst tennis pro wins at last”. Dee says the article means that, at the time of publication, he was the world’s [...]
Those who abhor the British National Party should take solace in its leader’s unerring knack of making a fool of himself. Indeed, if anyone could serve as a textbook illustration of how not to do PR, it is Nick Griffin. His comparison of distinguished former Army generals with Nazi war criminals was, according to Griffin, [...]
Blade may be a old cove with a serial inability to stay in touch with his feminine side (on the rare occasions that he finds it, that is), but that doesn’t stop him enjoying Divine Caroline, a website for the sorority which today illumines the factors that lead to bad decisions. According to staff writer [...]
Is it true that Simon Cowell has been asked if he would like to be the ‘Law for Laughs’ Czar following the Lord Chief Justice’s apocalyptic vision of the future? Lord Judge, for it is he, says that in 15 years’ time juries will be incapable of listening to oral evidence, reared as they are [...]
Blade admits to feeling weary. At every juncture someone seems to be on an high horse, and the effort of craning his neck to pay due obeisance to their views is taking its toll. Worse than that, though, is the impossibility of ascertaining whether what the crusaders are saying is true. Take the Trafigura and [...]
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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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This bank is so well designed that many of its staff never go home (allegedly)
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).