Category Archives: Guardian

Osborne gets a free pass on benefit proposals

Posted on October 17, 2010 by

George Osborne’s proposals to ban people who fiddle their benefits three times from claiming government money have had a lot of coverage today. It’s been in the Express, the Mail, the Independent (via PA), the Mirror, the Guardian, the Morning … Continue reading →

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Spot the difference at the Guardian

Posted on August 27, 2010 by

Via Paul Bradshaw and Fleet Street Blues comes an unhappy example of churnalism at the Guardian. It was published a couple of weeks ago, but this article, attributed to Denis Campbell, is near-identical to the press release sent out by … Continue reading →

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Illegal immigration and the media

Posted on August 2, 2010 by

There’s been an unusually large number of stories about illegal immigration recently, whether it’s Romanian children trafficking, marriage scams in Sussex, or fast-track deportations of rejected asylum applicants being ruled illegal. It’s a tricky area and one that can really … Continue reading →

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Innocent until suggested guilty

Posted on July 14, 2010 by

The story of Danielle Robinson, the juror given a suspended sentence yesterday for texting a juror on another trial allegations that a defendant was a paedophile and had stolen children’s underwear, gets a lot of coverage today, including in the … Continue reading →

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It’s not just the Express

Posted on July 14, 2010 by

The Express has rightly taken a lot of criticism for its foul front page yesterday. But while its effort is by some way the worst of the coverage of the Leeds study, that’s no reason to let the others off … Continue reading →

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The job delusion

Posted on July 13, 2010 by

As a recent graduate, I should probably be very worried about my career prospects. I’m not, partly because I’m cunningly spending next year in London blowing my money on an MA, and partly because I’m not very good at remembering … Continue reading →

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