Daily review of UK and world papers, celebration of the history of photojournalism, media law and style-guide tips and global journalism stories for Sunday 23rd October 2022.
Review of UK papers. Broadsheets. Sunday Times: ‘Tory right spurns Johnson as Sunak support surges’ Independent: ‘Johnson told to prove he has support to fight on’, Observer: ‘90% of our schools will run out of cash- heads’, Telegraph: ‘Sunak & Johnson urged to strike deal.’ https://twitter.com/CIoJournalist/status/1584100998041124865
Review of UK papers. Tabloids. People: ‘Schools crippled by cost of chaos’, Sun: New race for Number 10 Deal or no deal’, Mirror: ‘Keir slams PM battle fiasco’, & Star: ‘It’s only rock and ghoul.’ https://twitter.com/CIoJournalist/status/1584102297210003457
Review of UK papers. Middle Markets. Sunday Express: ‘Boris is back!’ The Herald (Scotland) ‘The UK’s nightmare before Christmas’, and Mail on Sunday: ‘Will Boris and Rishi thrash out unity deal?’ https://twitter.com/CIoJournalist/status/1584105608596586496
Review of world papers. New York Times: ‘Taken by Russia, children become the spoils of war’ Sunday Times South Africa: ‘Nailing Jooste at last’ Sunday Times India: ‘Taxpayers resent money wasted on freebies- PM’ & Jerusalem Post: ‘Israeli man seriously wounded in stabbing.’ https://twitter.com/CIoJournalist/status/1584106766295449605
Celebration of the history of photojournalism. Dutch American cellist Johannes Hendrikus Philip “Hans” Kindler (1892-1949), founder of the National Symphony Orchestra, photographed 15 times by George Bain agency. Here exposures give him a halo. https://twitter.com/CIoJournalist/status/1584108460941094912
Style Tips. Back in 1978 Washington Post Desk-book on style tried to take the ‘man’ out of role names & make them gender neutral- steward/stewardess to be replaced by flight attendant, cameraman by photographer, foreman by supervisor & fireman by firefighter. https://twitter.com/CIoJournalist/status/1584110261622824960
Media Law Tips. IPSO rejects complaint by ‘Centre for Media Monitoring’ against Times over opinion article headlined “Iran is brazenly playing the West for suckers” See: https://ipso.co.uk/rulings-and-resolution…/ruling/… IPSO did not find a significant inaccuracy which required correction. https://twitter.com/CIoJournalist/status/1584111811984470017
North American newspapers 23rd October 2022
‘Raihan M Chowdhury, senior news consultant at The Financial Express (FE), has died after suffering from liver cirrhosis.’ See: https://linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6989608508404989952?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop & https://thefinancialexpress.com.bd/national/fe-journalist-raihan-m-chowdhury-laid-to-eternal-rest-1666450038
‘Pennsylvania man sentenced to nearly three years in prison for assaulting AP photographer John Minchillo & attacking police officers with a stun gun during U.S. Capitol riot.’ See: https://linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6989610727300857857?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop & https://www.inquirer.com/news/alan-byerly-capitol-riot-sentencing-jan-6-20221021.html
‘Canadian Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez says he would be open to amendments on C-18 bill he says would make Canada a world leader in supporting a modern free press.’ See: https://linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6989612193235226624?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop & https://www.euronews.com/next/2022/10/22/canada-politics-facebook
CIoJ Linkedin news by Liz Justice reports: ‘Channel 4 may be exploring the option that it is acquired by a non-profit trust as an alternative to a commercial privatisation.’ See: https://linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6989617611588132864?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop & https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2022/10/22/channel-4-explores-trust-ownership-amid-tory-chaos/
French newspapers 23rd October 2022
Mail Online reports: ‘Satanic Verses author Salman Rushdie lost the sight in one eye, the use of a hand and suffered 15 wounds to his neck and body in ‘brutal’ knife attack during New York lecture.’ See: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11345665/Salman-Rushdie-lost-sight-one-eye-use-hand-brutal-knife-attack-New-York.html
Observer interview feature: “Neal Ascherson at 90: ‘Journalism was easier in my time. You had more time to think.’” See: https://www.theguardian.com/books/2022/oct/23/neal-ascherson-at-90-journalism-interview
