Goodbye, Cruel World

http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2011/07/12/goodbye-cruel-world/

Goodbye, Cruel World
By C J Schuler

Tuesday, 12 July 2011

'..Let’s not fool ourselves that the problem is confined to the red-tops either. The pressure to reveal the ‘personal angle’ of every story – however inappropriate – is also undermining the journalism of the quality newspapers as well. One of Britain’s most respected social commentators once told me of her anger at being asked to churn out yet another piece on the Madeleine McCann story after she had clearly expressed the view, in print, that in the absence of new evidence any further speculation added nothing to our understanding but simply fuelled a ghoulish media circus. And in the McCann case, just as in that of Joanna Yates, a man we now know to be innocent had his life wrecked by irresponsible speculation...'

Annabel wrote:http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2011/07/12/goodbye-cruel-world/

Goodbye, Cruel World
By C J Schuler

Tuesday, 12 July 2011

'..Let’s not fool ourselves that the problem is confined to the red-tops either. The pressure to reveal the ‘personal angle’ of every story – however inappropriate – is also undermining the journalism of the quality newspapers as well. One of Britain’s most respected social commentators once told me of her anger at being asked to churn out yet another piece on the Madeleine McCann story after she had clearly expressed the view, in print, that in the absence of new evidence any further speculation added nothing to our understanding but simply fuelled a ghoulish media circus. And in the McCann case, just as in that of Joanna Yates, a man we now know to be innocent had his life wrecked by irresponsible speculation...'

Very interesting. Thanks Annabel.

Looks like it is all begininng .. as Shakespear said "Something is rotten in the State of Denmark" (Hamlet)

Hmm "fasten your seatbelts folks, its going to be a bumpy rise"

I'd love it to get "bumpy" the bumpier the better IMO. Can't wait!

I think it will be months before any decisions are taken with regard to the corruption in the Police Force and News International.......we will all be Brain
Dead by then.

I can wait!

contrary wrote:I can wait!

Will we ever learn what really happened when News International were allowed to shred evidence and a Judge was not appointed for 4 days to seal off
the Building.?