Thursday 18 October 2012

Private Eye: 50 years of famous front covers

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-14969672

Private Eye's front cover has been making fun of royals, politicians and celebrities for 50 years. In the age of the viral video and the mirthful meme, why is a defiantly old fashioned design still so popular?

Monday 15 October 2012

Guido Fawkes Blog

www.order-order.com

Plots, rumours and conspiracies!

Old Media More Influential Than Twitter

http://www.brandindex.com/article/twitter-storm-teacup-waitrose

An example of a company that should have taken a harder look before it leapt into the deep end of the social media pool was Waitrose, whose #Waitrosereasons Twitter campaign began on 17 September.

Unfortunately for the grocery giant, instead of listing reasons why they loved Waitrose, Twitter users took the opportunity to poke fun.

BBC reporting scrutinised after accusations of liberal bias

http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2012/oct/10/bbc-review-liberal-bias

The BBC's news coverage of religion, immigration and Europe is to be scrutinised in an independent review following accusations of liberal bias.

Lord Patten, the BBC Trust chairman, said the review was an acknowledgment of "real and interesting" concerns from some quarters about the impartiality of the BBC's news coverage.
The corporation has long faced accusations of liberal and leftwing bias from politicians and other sections of the media.

The BBC's coverage of controversial topics including immigration, religion and the European Union will come under the spotlight in the review, which is expected to be published in early 2013. It may also include coverage of Islamophobia.