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To protect the innocent
- 07 August 2008
- 3 comments
Barry George was wrongly convicted in 2001 after the press, with the implicit blessing of the government, had destroyed what little reputation he may have had
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Getting giddy over Obama
- 24 July 2008
- 1 comment
He is the Fab One, the new Diana, a cross between Nelson Mandela and Bill Clinton, and when he comes to town we want to see his specialness for ourselves
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Filming Max Mosley
- 10 July 2008
When it comes to matters of privacy, the very last opinions we should listen to are those of papers like the News of the World
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Go on, wind us up
- 03 July 2008
- 1 comment
People often claim they want cooler and more factual newspapers, but that is nonsense. What they really like is a news story that winds them up
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A discreet wedding...
- 19 June 2008
The so-called first Anglican gay marriage was very far from a secret affair, so how come the news media failed to notice it?
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The big story in Helmand?
- 05 June 2008
- 8 comments
Are the Taliban really in trouble, as a British commander now asserts? Don't look to journalism for an answer because, for all our gizmos, we have no way of telling
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Journalists who investigate terror
- 29 May 2008
- 3 comments
The hounding of reporters like Shiv Malik should alarm us all, because of the danger the only sources of information will be government and the police
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Trusting the detective
- 22 May 2008
The Jersey child abuse affair arrived in a blaze of headlines, but three months have passed and there is little sign of progress. Did the news media get it wrong?
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How to report a heatwave
- 15 May 2008
- 2 comments
The only cliché banned from use is: "Phew, what a scorcher!"
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They won, but they're not rejoicing
- 08 May 2008
- 3 comments
Right-wing commentators greeted Tory election success with doubt and anxiety. Isn't this is the outcome they were hoping for?









