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Since when is something debated in public, in front of journalists called “hidden”?

26 November 2009 , , , ,
Since yesterday, in fact. Because in an otherwise thoughtful piece on hung Parliaments in The Independent, Steve Richards made this comment: If there is a hung parliament there will almost certainly be no formal coalition government, even if Nick Clegg and Vince Cable would like to join one. Clegg is trapped by what is known as [...]

Is The Independent going to become our free national newspaper?

17 August 2009 , ,
Combine two ingredients: The Guardian Media Group is getting out of providing free (bulk) copies of its newspapers in hotels, airports etc with speculation that they will be followed in this by News International, and The latest ABC figures show the Independent and Independent on Sunday increasingly dependent on bulk copies with their paid-for sales [...]

Journalists: who works where and what do they do?

23 July 2009 , , ,
Journalisted.com is a very handy little site, supplied courtesy of the Media Standards Trust, which lists journalists* working on the main national media outlets and gives details of what they’ve written about, how to contact them, their most recent stories and so on. All in all, a very useful resource. * Actually it goes a [...]

The Independent backs the Liberal Democrats

4 June 2009 , ,
Less surprising than the news from The Observer and The Guardian this week, but nonetheless a welcome leader today: Only the Liberal Democrats have consistently put the case for Europe, doing so even when seeking to hold seats in parts of the country, such as the south-west of England, that are more euro-sceptic than others. Like his [...]
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