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Steven Baxter

Patrolling the murkier waters of the mainstream media

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Selective evidence: an ugly political game
10 May 2012

Commentary surrounding the horrific Rochdale case speaks more for the critics than the victims.

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What about Redknapp?
02 May 2012

Hodgson will pay the price for not being the chosen candidate of sportswriters.

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Britain: You're not welcome
30 April 2012

Tougher immigration checks have made travelling to and from the UK a drag for everyone.

Europe
Breivik has not been given a platform
23 April 2012

Television has exposed the mass murderer for who he really is.

Middle East
I'm an F1 fan but I can't watch the Bahrain Grand Prix
20 April 2012

The race will put a veneer of respectability on a despicable regime.

Newspapers
There is hope in the wreckage of the local press
17 April 2012

There will always be local news, except that it is a less attractive investment. Perhaps that’s best for everyone.

Newspapers
Are we entering a post-exclusive age?
12 April 2012

Being first just doesn’t have the same appeal it once did.

Digital
Beauty and post-postbag journalism
05 April 2012

What online writer doesn't bait readers to get their hits fix?

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Is it possible to read the whole Mail Online in a sitting?
03 April 2012

You have to admire Mail Online, as one might admire a giant omelette.

UK Politics
Pretending to eat pasties
29 March 2012

A hot pie is just a hot pie; it's not a cultural totem of the working classes.

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