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about The Sun (newspaper)
Sweary but funny: naughty Russell Brand takes on The Sun at The Secret Policeman's Ball...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=999OFGq7WwI#t=0m24s over 2 years ago via web
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about The Sun (newspaper)
Last week there was a headline in The Sun concerning Hereford's Liberal Democrat M.P. over an alleged affair. My main qualms with the article in question include that 1) it certainly shouldn't have been front page news and 2) the article accused the MP of betraying Britains armed forces and the SAS for 'stealing' the wife of a serviceman - which has influenced a lot of the public in Herefordshire. The 'finer' details of the affair were published at the end of the article, by which point many of the readers had already made up their mind and wouldn't have paid attention to the fact that the woman was seperated from her husband (thus he didnt actually steal her).
I feel that more should be done to press News Corporations publications on their publishing of misleading stories and improve their standards of journalism. As Simon Cowell said recently, 'the Sun is Britain' - which is not necessarily a good thing, and being Britain's best selling news publication it has a lot of power/influence over the public. More should be done to make the readers of such publications aware that they may be looking at biased reporting and that they should be given the full facts, without having a misleading headline. Another recent headline was the daily mirrors front page story of daniel radcliffe smoking marijuana, which has been flatly denied - once again its not a story that deserves a front page and it was a flawed accusation. Newspapers should actually cover stories that are worthy, not the latest ongoings of the Peter Andre/Katie Price break up, which should be left as a private matter and which have no relevance on the goings on of daily life. over 2 years ago via web
But if The Sun are really reflecting what its readership wants, it might be that your difficulty is with society rather than the newspaper. I found it interesting (and along the same lines) that your quote was from Simon Cowell - a very high media profile person, but hardly a recognised commentator on social issues. over 2 years ago via web
Shouldn't the newspaper as a source of 'information' and you could say education have a responsibility to ensure that their articles are more relevant and not exaggerated / use the word yobs every time it writes about younger people. I know Cowells not a recognised social commentator, but then again Cowell is listened to more by people in this country than most over 2 years ago via web
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about The Mail (newspaper)
I was amazed that the PCC weren't able to do anything despite all the complaints
http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/media/article6881055.ece over 2 years ago via web
Have they ruled yet? They dodged Dale. http://bit.ly/1wrSgE
Maybe you should set up a Quiet Riot about homophobia and let him know?! over 2 years ago via web
If 21,000 complaints are not enough (the largest number in the history of thePress Complaints Commission) then just how many complaints DO they need?. It begs the question, what is the point of the PCC, or is that a very silly question. over 2 years ago via web
it's possible the worst and most inaccurate 'newspaper' of all time. over 2 years ago via web
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