Nov
27
Which sports journalists give a fair account of Liverpool FC, which pedal rumours and myths and how can fans judge whether their articles are fair criticisms or contain inside information?
Oct
15
Victims of Crime Trust mystery
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The Victims of Crimes Trust was a high profile campaigning organisation which aimed to “raise awareness of the issues that are faced by victims of crime in the aftermath of the crime”. Vince Cable (before spotting the credit crunch) had a moment to support of the charity: “Victims of Crime Trust is an excellent organisation that gives support and hope to the families of victims of terrible crimes”.
Norman Brennan, its director, was quoted in the Daily Mail more than 300 times between 2001 and 2007 and more than 250 times in The Sun over a similar period. According to Media Guardian, PC Brennan (he is/was a British Transport Police officer) conducted 7,000 media interviews in the nine years to 2005.
And now it has vanished. The charities commission will shortly strip it of its charitable status. How can an organisation get such a large media profile and then suddenly vanish?
Oct
10
The Taxpayers’ Alliance is a case study of poor journalism. The Guardian has today revealed that some of its supporters do not pay tax in Britain and that it does not have formal representation on its board of any ordinary taxpayers. But the real scandal is the large amount of unquestioning media coverage of the organisation.