tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30598467.post4632250162913627754..comments2023-08-16T12:07:22.995+00:00Comments on The Daily (Maybe): What papers have their sayJim Jeppshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17410387006098326671noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30598467.post-68955749702445488552011-03-17T17:32:16.270+00:002011-03-17T17:32:16.270+00:00As I said, I'd be in favour of signing and of ...As I said, I'd be in favour of signing and of course Caroline did sign as soon as she could, as she always intended to. <br /><br />That doesn't mean it had to be so self serving though does it? Or that the paper had to criticise it's own supporters for not singing the EDM the day it was released.Jim Jeppshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17410387006098326671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30598467.post-42488036481727107192011-03-17T17:29:12.847+00:002011-03-17T17:29:12.847+00:00I'm all for BBC coverage of the local and regi...I'm all for BBC coverage of the local and regional press as well, but the point is that the Morning Star is the only NATIONAL DAILY paper systematically excluded from all press round-ups on radio and TV.<br />Why is it so shockingly "self-serving" for the Morning Star to campaign against such a clear-cut case of political censorship? I'm not awware of any local and regional papers complaining that they are left out of BBC reviews of the daily national press.<br />Is it too much to expect a straightforward endorsement of something so basic?<br />Incidentally, the Morning Star has a long and hnourable record of campaigning in favour of press pluralism against the publishing, distribution and retail monopolies, working with other publications on behalf of press freedom.<br />But who's going to report that?!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30598467.post-64917507731028245382011-02-11T21:59:41.264+00:002011-02-11T21:59:41.264+00:00I'm a big fan of french local papers - they pu...I'm a big fan of french local papers - they put ors to real shameJim Jeppshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17410387006098326671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30598467.post-70668039626606751762011-02-11T08:18:51.692+00:002011-02-11T08:18:51.692+00:00It's only in international comparison that you...It's only in international comparison that you really notice how shallow and homogenous the British press is.<br /><br />Here in Germany, just on the left, we have Junge Welt (strong focus on international events), Neues Deutschland (old-school socialism, with a heavy dose of economics), and the Taz (reminds me of the Guardian, but active in supporting/reporting environmental protests and the like). Plus a couple of heavyweight mainstream papers with a slight lean to the left. <br /><br />In the UK -- well I'm glad of the existence of the Morning Star and the Socialist Worker, because with just the Guardian and the Indy we'd have such a limited perspective on the news.Dan O'Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16056171537827957715noreply@blogger.com