´óÏó´«Ã½ in the news, Thursday
| 08:50 UK time, Thursday, 8 February 2007
Daily Mail: Columnist Stephen Glover comments on Jeremy Paxman, saying the presenter, "has recently developed his sneering and bullying tendencies to the point where they are interfering with the job." (no link available)
The Guardian: Columnist Mark Lawson criticises the use of 'dramatic devices' in TV News reports. ()
The Guardian: Reports that 'well-known faces' in ´óÏó´«Ã½ News are facing a clampdown on expenses claims. ()
Comments
´óÏó´«Ã½ seems much more able to dish it out than it is to take it. It deliberately skews the news by reporting it in ways that are unfavorable to for example, America, Israel, and even the current British government. It's been pointed out over and over again by many who post here but when someone like Jeremy Paxman uses his own media soapbox to blast ´óÏó´«Ã½, ´óÏó´«Ã½ cries foul. I think its good for ´óÏó´«Ã½ to hear criticism of itself from different sources. Perhaps if it reads enough of it, it will sooner or later find a germ of truth in it somewhere and make some genuine improvements. Papering over as ´óÏó´«Ã½ has done recently is not what I call an improvement.
Regarding Mr Paxman's TV image: He must be solid- (if wholly self-opinionated,) gold! I think the TV moguls will do well to mop their customer-facing 'crocodile tears' if they seriously view his abrasiveness as a no-no! In a different cerebral league, Mr Clarkson is also not well starred in the universal appreciation stakes! But folk love-to-loathe strident media personalities, don't they?