News judgment
Face of a schoolboy murderer![]() "There were three striking elements to this story: we are seeing a picture of the killer for the first time; his comments that everything was fine and dandy are chilling; the judge told him that he may never be let out of jail.
Let me repeat that last one - a boy of 16 has been deemed so dangerous that he may never be released. Not one paper picked up that line in a front-page heading." Press review, November 3-7, 2014 ![]() A year of scaring us all to death
Giant mutant rats, green-fanged spiders, black-eyed child ghosts, killer storms: the Star wants its readers to be afraid - very afraid. And not just its readers: Angelina Jolie, X Factor boy bands, the Coronation Street cast and Ant and Dec have all lived in fear of the invaders. Best to keep calm and carry on. ![]() When Tesco gets it wrong
"There seems to be no lawn on which it won't park its tanks: legal services, pet insurance, opticians, convenience stores - forget Tesco Express, did you know that One Stop shops were owned by Tesco? This is the free market in action. But what happens when Tesco comes a cropper? What happens to the communities where local businesses have been driven to the wall by the big boys if the big boy pulls out?" ![]() A licence to bash the Beeb
The BBC comes under fire for putting up its 65-strong Lambing Live crew in a "luxurious £279-a-night" Edinburgh hotel. What a waste of public money! Except the Beeb didn't pay anywhere near that: it negotiated 50% discount on the usual rate of £107. So where did that headline figure come from? |
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