Page three politics

The Sun’s saucy take on the elections for London Mayor. 

It’s raining McCain

 

Would you vote for a smoker?

“His team works over time trying to hide Obama’s dirty little secret. He is… get this…a cigarette smoker.”
Ten points to Fox News for serious political coverage.  

Ultra local news

Glasgow’s Evening Times has launched 24 community websites. Readers can upload news , pictures, notices and events. They have listings for schools, doctors and museums. Few people have posted comments yet, but the sites look promising. They are clean and very interactive.
Community websites can profit from surburan news. For example, bollards have been built at my local shopping centre. A slab [...]

How to run a student investigation

The student investigative peice below is now on Press Gazette, courtesy of Dave Lee. Cheers buddy!

Heather Mills in spotlight

Picture: Daily Mail

Heather Mills enjoying the attention outside the High Court.  I really like this picture!

Investigative reporter

Award winning investigative journalist Steve Boulton was at UCLan giving a lecture. His work includes Ryanair: Caught Napping. Read about the lecture here.

Student newspaper investigations

A darkly dressed reporter hiding in alleyways was how I imagined investigative journalism. They would discreetly take notes before slipping off alone into the night.
Things were different when I went undercover to expose a Chinese student at the University of Central Lancashire who was selling plagiarised essays . Far from being secretive, the Pluto Editor Ed Walker was telling university directors [...]

Anger at young blogger

Just had to post this one. Young Max Gogarty has been savaged for his travel blog on the Guardian.  His maiden post about his imminent backpacking trip has been met with hundreds of vitriolic responses  from readers. It’s the apparent nepotism, rather than the dull post which has sparked outrage. His dad is a renowned travel writer who has written for the Guardian and the Times [...]

Plane stupid

How’s this for a peice of citizen journalism? I get the feeling that who ever filmed it must  know that planes and gale forces wind make interesting video. Just imagine being on board. Scary.
Plane narrowly avoids disaster in high winds