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When your licence fee doesn’t come through
This from the Bangkok Post: “I am not embarrassed. People made jokes at first but when they know I am a TITV reporter, they understand that we have been working unpaid,” said Thanyathorn Sarasit, 24. This is the third month since the PM’s Office took control of Thailand Independent Television in March that the station’s…
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Sweeney antagonistes (etc.) 2
Ok, so John Sweeney shouldn’t have blamed school theatre for his apoplectic moment, but it’s interesting to see the reactions of disinterested viewers to the saga. Emil Steiner‘s Offbeat blog at the Washington Post takes this line: During the 30 odd minutes of footage, the host is shown being mercilessly goaded, stalked and harassed by…
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No comment
At the Guardian the executive editor of comment has announced that the current comment editor is becoming associate editor of comment, whilst the deputy editor of comment is moving up to become full comment editor. Comment, comment, comment…
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Sweeney antagonistes (etc.)
The cult of John Sweeney may be smaller than that of L.Ron Hubbard, but it owes more to diuretics than dianetics. Here’s Sweeney explaining how a school theatrical role as an RSM in Oh What A Lovely War! inspired him to an outburst that had my three-year-old son saying, “That man is frightening me.” (Joan…