Why we posted this: Many people failed in the run-up to the current credit crunch and recession. Should journalists share some of the blame? Aren’t they supposed to know what’s going on and tell the rest of us? More »
Themes: Interrogating the Media / Media / Money. Posted by Richard D North on December 13th, 2008
Why we posted this: What’s the right response to the financial crisis? Are commentors and politicians speaking their minds or are some spouting conveniently compassionate guff? More »
Themes: Interrogating the Media / Media / Money / Politics / Rights. Posted by Richard D North on November 25th, 2008
Why we posted this: The media has mostly accepted as reasonable the idea common amongst blacks that until Obama it wasn’t worth voting. This is worth challenging. More »
Themes: Interrogating the Media / Politics / Rights / Truth & Trust. Posted by Richard D North on November 5th, 2008
Why we posted this: The BBC has no idea how to be a respectable broadcaster, and not much desire either. How could it? Its biggest fear is that it won’t hit its numbers. More »
Themes: Interrogating the Media / Media / Society. Posted by Richard D North on October 29th, 2008
Why we posted this: The web – especially in Web 2.0 mode – spreads dangerous nonsense. Sure, but we should hold our nerve and redress the balance. More »
Themes: Interrogating the Media / Media / Money / Society / The Good Corporation / Truth & Trust. Posted by Paul Seaman on September 17th, 2008
Why we posted this: A leading economics columnist tells the nation that there are no capitalists now. Is he being ironic, using a rhetorical flourish - or just plain wrong? More »
Themes: Interrogating the Media / Money / The Good Corporation. Posted by Richard D North on September 14th, 2008
Why we posted this: Radiation risk is often exaggerated, and especially in the case of the Chernobyl accident in 1986. The BBC – almost always “environmentalist” in instinct – was almost always wrong about Chernobyl for 20 years. This 2006 Horizon show was its first really decent contribution. More »
Themes: Chernobyl / Green / Interrogating the Media / Nuclear's Future. Posted by Paul Seaman on April 9th, 2008
Why we posted this: These pieces show the BBC doing a bad job in an area it thinks it takes seriously. More »
Themes: Global Warming / Green / Interrogating the Media / Media. Posted by Richard D North on November 14th, 2007
Why we posted this: It’s a clue to why the BBC’s handling of climate change policy is poor. More »
Themes: Global Warming / Green / Interrogating the Media / Media. Posted by Richard D North on November 14th, 2007