Category: Media and Journalism

Dick O’Brien criticises the Irish Times for quoting two different figures for US casualties since May 1st. I am not sure who is right, though I read this today in the Herald Tribune, by Brian Knowlton. Two more U.S. troops were killed in attacks Sunday and Monday, the 70th and 71st to die in Iraq…

Paul over at An Oasis points to a story in the New York Metro about the Guardian publishing a US version for its growing US market. Interesting stuff. “No,” he said. “We’re bringing the Guardian to America. We’re going to publish an American version.”

Interesting media story over on Volkh, linked to Fox News. A presenter in the US got the sack from MSNBC for his attack on a caller to his show: Oh, you’re one of the sodomites,” Savage said. “You should only get AIDS and die, you pig. How’s that? Why don’t you see if you can…

The argument between the BBC and Labour communications guru Alastair Campbell has really hotted up. Campbell turned up at Channel 4 News while the show was on the air, completely by surprise. He then went on the show and proceeded to tear into the BBC and their covering of the ‘dodgy dossier’ issue. As ever…

The Spectator has an interesting feature by the BBC’s special correspondent John Sweeney. He lambasts John Pilger for ignoring the facts, drawing illogical conclusions and generally misleading of the public. I accuse John Pilger of cheating the public and favouring a dictator. Controversial stuff.

My article has been published in the New Statesman. It is on the subject of the drinking culture back home – and current attempts to stop the problems associated with it. The whole article is available to those who pay, or those who buy it on the news stands. Get your copy now! LOL. There’s…

The Atlantic are carrying the final interview of journalist and editor at large of the Atlantic, before he was killed while working in Iraq. Brilliant stuff.

Deb has got the story on Rick Bragg’s resignation from the NY Times. Great stuff as ever Deb!

Dan Gillmor vents some anger at Colin Powells son and the FCC for changing the rules on media ownership. Monday, barring an 11th-hour change of bureaucratic heart, the Federal Communications Commission will give a gaggle of powerful corporations a gift of enormous value. The three Republican commissioners will outvote two Democrats in easing long-standing rules…

I found the Atlantic website on the Internet over a year ago, having never heard of the magazine before. I liked it so much that I immediately subscribed to it. Since then I have looked forward to it arriving in the letterbox each month, for its exhaustive analysis and second to none journalism. I arrived…