Well I think it’s fair to say a lot of people will be scratching their heads about Lewis Hamilton now. After his disastrous performance in Bahrain, Hamilton’s detractors now have plenty of ammunition. Of course, caution is advised. Just as an amazing first few races didn’t make Hamilton the new Senna automatically, one lacklustre trip […]
Massa proves his critics wrong; Hamilton proves his critics right
It was not the greatest Grand Prix there has ever been, but there are still a few talking points to come away with. Firstly, it has to be said that Felipe Massa did a solid job today. Everyone has been throwing stones at him for the mistakes he made in Australia and Malaysia, so the […]
Sky breaking news while it breaks the news
There is an amusing video on YouTube of a couple of people giving a running commentary over BBC News wondering why they haven’t mentioned the earthquake (via Media Monkey). The people in the video make some amusing comments, although they do exhibit the worst of the victim mentality that a lot of people in this […]
Journalists, bias and comments
Anyone who has read this blog for long might get the impression that I am anti-mainstream media or anti-journalism. I don’t blame you for thinking this because I am always blaming this, that and the other on the media. I’ve done it twice this week alone, even in this period of “light blogging”. I must […]
Be careful what you delete from the web
If you are a user of the internet (which you are) then you have to be really careful what you publish on it. Even if you think you can’t delete something, you can’t. While on the screen it looks like it’s disappeared, in reality there is a huge probability that all of the data will […]
What’s wrong with the word ‘bomber’?
It’s ages since I’ve read one of these op-ed pieces. So that’s why I’ve not been able to think of much to blog about of late. Anyway, via Matt T I see this piece by Nick Cohen: A misguided obsession with objective reporting is undermining the BBC’s credibility as a news organisation Is it just […]