Category Archives: Journalism

BANKSY BALLS: the anxiety of influence an' all that

Posted on April 6, 2009 by The Bristol Blogger

“It’s mindless vandalism,” thunders the Evening Cancer. A view apparently supported by an odd coalition of Bristol Indymedia readers, the BBC, the local PR industry, the Lib Dems and the People’s Republic of Stokes Croft. Appropriate Media daubing Banksy’s ‘Mild, … Continue reading →

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Bristol's top newspaper in back on the streets shocker!!!

Posted on March 16, 2009 by The Bristol Blogger

Bit late with this news. KRS got here weeks ago in fact. It’s not just Barbara “call me ma’m” Janke back who’s back in the fold. Because yet another old friend has risen almost Lazarus-like from the dead. None other … Continue reading →

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Twitterfeed test post

Posted on March 9, 2009 by The Bristol Blogger

The Blogger is now on Twitter. Today I found out about a Shirley Marshall interview in today’s Cancer from KRS.

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Jew watch

Posted on January 30, 2009 by The Bristol Blogger

It was only a matter of time … Forget ZIONISTS! That’s so last week. The first story has now appeared on Bristol Indymedia the sole point of which seems to be to identify that someone is up to no good … Continue reading →

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New cure for Cancer

Posted on January 22, 2009 by The Bristol Blogger

What you won’t be reading in tomorrow’s Cancer … News drifts in from the Lubianka that another round of cuts will start being implemented at the troubled media empire tomorrow. With advertising revenues crashing and circulation in freefall already at … Continue reading →

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I'd like to thank my hairdresser …

Posted on December 10, 2008 by The Bristol Blogger

It came out of a clear blue sky didn’t it? Who’d have ever thought it? But there will be no boasting, smugness and gloating here at the Award Winning Bristol Blogger (please note the name change and adjust accordingly in … Continue reading →

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All the news that's fit to print?

Posted on November 4, 2008 by The Bristol Blogger

No sign yet of the Evening Cancer publishing anything about the David Bishop Greenbank land sale scandal. No doubt the fact that their Saturday columnist, Bristol’s most pompous man, George Ferguson is intimately involved in the scandal is entirely coincidental … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogging, Bristol, Bristol Evening Post, Developments, Easton, Environment, Journalism, Labour Party, Local government, Media, Politics | Tagged , , , , | There are 6 comments

Simon Caplan’s slander watch: day 2

Posted on October 30, 2008 by The Bristol Blogger

Alas no word – as yet – from Simon Caplan. Although it looks like he’s been rather busy elsewhere these past few days surreptiously altering official public records in the form of city council press releases. Is that allowed? Maybe … Continue reading →

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Simon Caplan's slander watch: day 1

Posted on October 29, 2008 by The Bristol Blogger

“Please can you stick to the issues and not hide behind your anonymity to slander employees at the council who are doing their best to communicate information to the public and playing their part in promoting road safety,” whines city … Continue reading →

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PR of the week

Posted on October 26, 2008 by The Bristol Blogger

Step forward Bristol City Council’s Kate Hartas … As the only person in Bristol who’s seemingly oblivious to the longstanding antipathy between motorists and cyclists in the city, Kate was handed the job of spinning the council’s controversial plan to … Continue reading →

Posted in Bristol, Bristol Evening Post, Cycling Demonstration City, Developments, Environment, Harbourside, Journalism, Labour Party, Local government, Media, Politics, Transport | Tagged , , , , | There are 26 comments