In other news – water found to be wet and forgetting to breathe may cause an acute inability to stay alive. Excuse me while I bang my head repeatedly against a lamp post.
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May 17 2013
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There’s No News Like Non News
As my partner commented quoting Dr Fox’s ill advised autocue reading on Brass Eye “There’s no scientific proof for it but it is fact” .
The BBC slightly blurring the line between news and fiction when listed under the most read items of the day.
A Setting Sun For Paper News
As Newsweek calls it a day for paper editions and even The Guardian newspaper in the UK contemplates a day when they’ll be digital only it surely won’t be long before today’s fish and chips are wrapped in yesterdays e-ink screens.
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The Truth Is Out As Hell Temporarily Freezes Over
Hell must have frozen over, albeit temporarily as The Daily Mail has admited that ‘Winterval’ , the oft quoted replacement for Xmas supposedly beloved of many UK local authorities, is a myth. Untrue.
Sadly this admission of guilt occurs in the Mail’s Clarifications and Corrections column which is mostly found by searching specifically on their website. Previous corrections are not archived and often a link back to the original story that needed correction is not provided. The column apparently has the blessing of the Press Complaints Commission.
Despite the admission though the articles featuring this misinformation remain on the website whilst the clarification dissolves into the ether as new clarifications replace it.
Predictably a notice below the column states ‘Sorry we are unable to accept comments for legal reasons‘.
A good dissection of the Winterval myth as quoted by Britain’s news media can be found here.
Corrections And Clarifications (Mail web site)
Third party compilation archive feed of corrections and clarifications
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65 Potential Local TV Service Areas Announced
Ofcom have identified 65 potential pioneer locations for the proposed local TV and broadcast services and these have been announced by The Department For Culture, Media And Sport.
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More information here.
Tape Archive: Phone-In January 17th 1983
Here’s something I’ve meant to share or a while. It’s part of a radio phone which I date as Monday January 17th 1983. It’s interesting as a historical piece as it’s a small window on the cultural changes in our society revealed by both the host and the ordinary public calling in to comment.
There’s a slight topical link here with regard to the recent riots in Tottenham, London prompted by a shooting by the police. This recording references the mistaken shooting of Stephen Waldorf on January 14th 1983 by police on the streets of Kensignton, London.
Also referenced is the public’s opinion on the launch of breakfast television on the BBC which happened that very morning.
Oh and no surprise in the traffic report which tells us that the Blackwall tunnel is yet again closed.
The host is Robbie Vincent.
An AAC+ encoded version (size:7.5Mb) is available here.
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