Category Archives: Journalism

NUJ boycott Israeli goods

Posted on April 14, 2007 by The Bristol Blogger

This’ll do wonders for their credibility… The National Union of Journalists has voted at its annual meeting for a boycott of Israeli goods as part of a protest against last year’s war in Lebanon. The Guardian Apparently this is in … Continue reading →

Posted in Journalism, Media, Middle East, The British Left, Trade Unionism | | There are 3 comments

The strange death of anarchist England

Posted on April 14, 2007 by The Bristol Blogger

Earlier today a reader attempted to post The Blogger’s story about the BNP’s Nominating Officer on UK Indymedia’s independent news site “offering grassroots, non-corporate, non-commercial coverage of important social and political issues.” Seems reasonable to me. The rise of the … Continue reading →

Posted in BNP, Bristol, Journalism, Local elections 2007, Media, Middle class wankers, The British Left | | There are no comments yet

In the Post

Posted on April 14, 2007 by The Bristol Blogger

Local public sector PR consultant now mooonlighting for the Evening Post, Maurice Fells, semi-coherently rambles his way through a list of pubs due for demolition in today’s paper. He says: “… in Parson Street, the Enterprise Inn has been locked … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogging, Bristol, Bristol Evening Post, Developments, Journalism, Media | | There are no comments yet

Hypocrite Watch: Oliver Kamm

Posted on April 9, 2007 by The Bristol Blogger

Times columnist and combative new-Labour neo-con Oliver Kamm has a crack at Bloggers in The Guardian today. He says: It is a democratic medium, allowing anyone to participate in political debate without an intermediary, at little or no cost. But … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogging, Hypocrite Watch, Journalism, Media | | There are no comments yet

Top tips for journalists

Posted on March 28, 2007 by The Bristol Blogger

#1. When on assignment in Iraqi Kurdistan make sure your driver is aware of the different Iranian opposition groups operating in the territory News that US journalist Michael Totten‘s visit to meet the leadership of english-speaking, social-democratic moderates from the … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogging, Journalism, Middle East | | There are no comments yet