Review of UK and world papers, celebration of the history of photojournalism, media law and style-guide tips and global journalism stories for Sunday 13th November 2022.
Review of UK papers. Broadsheets. Telegraph: ’10-point migration plan to end “Hotel Britain,”‘ Observer: ‘The £30bn cost of disastrous Truss budget’, Sunday Times: ‘Putin’s retreat transforms Kherson into a city of joy’, & Independent: ‘Ukrainians return home…but to what?’ https://twitter.com/CIoJournalist/status/1591736140037783552
Review of UK papers. Tabloids. Sun: ‘Why Star left. Olivia’s dash to hospital’, Mirror: Vicar slams Jungle MP. Hancock hasn’t got a prayer’, & Star: ‘Tarot reader gives Coco the once-over- The fool.’ https://twitter.com/CIoJournalist/status/1591737611521261569
Review of UK papers. Middle Markets. Mail on Sunday: ‘Albanians poppy day “insult” to Churchill’, Herald in Scotland: ‘Brexit fears on nuclear safety’, & Sunday Express: ‘Rishi revives Thatcherism to rescue UK.’ https://twitter.com/CIoJournalist/status/1591739226437349379
Review of world papers. Jerusalem Post: ‘UN ask ICJ to give opinion on Israel’s W. Bank “occupation”, New York Times: ‘Democrats hold Senate with Nevada win’, Sunday Times India: ‘Don’t make coal lone villain, India asserts’, & Sunday Times SA: ‘Cyril’s Phala Phala jive.’ https://twitter.com/CIoJournalist/status/1591740456328925184
Celebration of photojournalism history. Johanna Gadski, a German Opera Soprano in 1915 sending a best wishes message to British officer Lieutenant Hodgkinson during the Great War. https://twitter.com/CIoJournalist/status/1591742951817969667
Style Tips. The Guardian/Observer online guide explains under the letter ‘r’- https://theguardian.com/guardian-observer-style-guide-r In respect of ‘rape’ the guide advises: ‘Always include helpline numbers on stories about rape and sexual abuse.’ https://twitter.com/CIoJournalist/status/1591744521762934785
Media Law Tips. BBC Executive Complaints Unit rejects complaint that interview with ‘money saving expert’ Martin Lewis on BBC One Breakfast was ‘“ten-minute rant” against the Government by someone “known to be anti-Conservative.”’ https://twitter.com/CIoJournalist/status/1591746240844382209
Janet Daley writes for Telegraph (behind paywall) ‘In censoring the press, the police have dangerously overreached. The arrest of a reporter at a Just Stop Oil protest should alarm all who care about free thought and uncensored debate.’ See: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2022/11/12/censoring-press-police-forces-have-dangerously-overreached/
Stephen Pollard argues in Telegraph: ‘BBC approach to complaints practically Orwellian.’ See: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2022/11/12/bbcs-approach-complaints-practically-orwellian/
‘Turkish state media watchdog RTUK has imposed a ban on broadcasting images of the bombing in Istanbul, Turkey this afternoon in which six people were killed and 53 more injured.’ See: https://linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6997612105830907904?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop & https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/11/13/turkey-istanbul-explosion-istiklal-several-injured
CIoJ LinkedIn news by Liz Justice reports: ‘When this Blog reported two Farsi journalists in the UK were informed that their lives were in danger, the details were sketchy except their homes had been under surveillance.’ See: https://linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6997615359268651008?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop & https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/terrorised-by-iranian-spies-in-britain-victims-reveal-ordeal-jpp236w7c
‘Broadcaster David Dimbleby believes the BBC is too deferential in its coverage of the royal family and should take active steps to address points of contention.’ See: https://linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6997621922322653184?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop & https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001f6jj
North American Newspapers Sunday 13th November 2022
Mail Online reports: ‘Far-left Durham University students use legal ruse in a new bid to ‘crush’ BBC presenter Jeremy Vine’s old student paper and torpedo press freedom.’ See: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11421315/Far-left-Durham-University-students-use-legal-ruse-try-crush-Jeremy-Vines-old-student-paper.html
Toby Young writes for Mail on Sunday and Mail Online: ‘Durham University’s free speech crisis, as left-wing students look to shut down Jeremy Vine’s old student paper, shows how far it has fallen.’ See: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/debate/article-11421335/TOBY-YOUNG-Durham-Universitys-free-speech-crisis-shows-far-fallen.html
‘A former BBC journalist is to pursue legal action as he faces being removed as a Liberal Democrat candidate over his Christian values.’ See: https://linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6997624350069653504?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop & https://www.christian.org.uk/news/former-bbc-journalist-faces-axe-as-lib-dem-candidate-over-christian-values/
French Newspapers Sunday 13th November 2022
Mail Online reports: ‘BBC presenter Chris Packham under fire for allegedly breaching impartiality rules after he urged his fans to donate money to extreme left-wing news website Novara Media.’ See: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11421799/BBC-presenter-Chris-Packham-fire-urged-fans-donate-money-left-wing-news-website.html
Mail Online reports: ”He’s the only one wearing scruffy jeans’: Viewers tell BBC climate editor Justin Rowlatt to chuck his jeans in the dustbin… and have a shave too.’ See: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11421415/Viewers-tell-BBC-climate-editor-Justin-Rowlatt-chuck-jeans-shave-too.html
Observer feature: ‘Joining the herd: what’s it like moving from Twitter to Mastodon? Users fleeing Elon Musk’s takeover will find themselves in a different world – quixotic, communal and defiantly democratic.’ See: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2022/nov/12/joining-the-herd-whats-it-like-moving-from-twitter-to-mastodon
Rachel de Souza writes for the Observer: ‘We can’t leave children exposed to online harm. This law is our chance to protect them.’ See: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/nov/12/we-cant-leave-children-exposed-to-online-harm-this-law-is-our-chance-to-protect-them
Guardian feature: ‘”Ros Atkins looks back: ‘I do wonder how it would look – a BBC journalist at a rave.’ The TV journalist recreates a photo from an early DJ gig and talks about mixing D’n’B with working at the Beeb.” See: https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2022/nov/12/ros-atkins-looks-back-bbc-journalist-rave
