The Fear Merchants
In these uncertain times, is it too much to ask that our news media stop terrorising the public for profit and clout?
Tag: tabloids
Australian Rules: The Persecution Of The Witch Of Kings Cross
What comes through loud and clear in the story of artist and alleged witch Rosaleen Norton is the ferocity of Australian censorship in the 1950s and 60s.
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Everything And Nothing: Living With Chucky Is A Shallow Experience
The new documentary about the Child’s Play franchise ignores some significant stories in favour of back-slapping self-congratulation.
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Famous For Five Times A Night: Fiona Wright And The Secrets Of Her Diary
Tabloid sensationalism, naked opportunism and the birth of the kiss ‘n’ tell boom of the Eighties and Nineties.
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Classic Albums Revisited: Sinéad O’Connor’s How About I Be Me (And You Be You)?
An unexpectedly great later album from the controversial and provocative star.
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Mandatory British Video Censorship Is Outdated And Unnecessary
Isn’t it time we scrapped the four-decade-old Video Recordings Act and allowed an even playing field between physical media, streaming services and TV broadcasters?
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Is Black Friday Really That Awful?
It’s easy to mock people fighting over discounted TV sets when you can afford to pay the full price.
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The fading cultural memory of Britain’s most famous heatwave.
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What, Exactly, Is ‘Legal But Harmful’ And Who Gets To Draw The Line?
Giving the government and lickspittle quangos powers to prevent legal discourse under a vague definition of ‘harm’ is something that we should all object to.
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Oh Brother!
Why the return of the reality TV flagship show is nothing to put the bunting out for.
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Mind Your Language
How the exploitation of linguistic ignorance is fuelling the very dystopia that people claim to dread.
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The Eternal Grift Of John Darwin
Britain’s most pathetic fraudster pensioner is off to fight in Ukraine with his life insurance fully paid up – what is there to be suspicious of?
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