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By Ilovematt
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I love the way the papers put in the worst possible photo.

I do not buy papers anymore. They are scum !
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By MK Chris
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Not all are. Just most.
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By Gaspode_The_Wonder_Dog
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Interesting article in The Mirror today on Murdoch's evil empire. This has nothing to do with this thread really.
By bmstinton93
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Gaspode_The_Wonder_Dog wrote:Interesting article in The Mirror today on Murdoch's evil empire. This has nothing to do with this thread really.


I wouldn't know cause i'm really upper class and read the sun which for some reason has gone up in proce from 20p to 25p. Robbing Bastards!
By corsaboi
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bmstinton93 wrote:
Gaspode_The_Wonder_Dog wrote:Interesting article in The Mirror today on Murdoch's evil empire. This has nothing to do with this thread really.


I wouldn't know cause i'm really upper class and read the sun which for some reason has gone up in proce from 20p to 25p. Robbing Bastards!



considering it was 35p not that long ago, it's not too bad.
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By MK Chris
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Any mention of phone hacking in that article Gaspode? I reckon The Mirror were probably at that too, to be honest.
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By Gaspode_The_Wonder_Dog
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Nah mostly about Obama having a go at Fox News and the contrast with over here where Murdoch has even more power.
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By ededwards
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It appears now even the BBC is taking Chris' quotes out of context by removing all punctuation:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-11485792

Chris' original tweet: "The only way is Essex... Makes you proud to be from anywhere else on the planet... ! Oh and if you are from Essex... Move NOW!!"

BBC News' quoted tweet: "The only way is Essex makes you proud to be from anywhere else on the planet, oh and if you are from Essex, move now"

When you read the quoted tweet, if the reader fails to realise the show is called 'The only way is Essex' it gives the false impression that not only Chris has bad grammar but also that he is slagging off Essex as a County rather than the show.
Bad Journalism by the BBC and against its editorial guidelines to remove punctuation from a written quote to skew its meaning.
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By MK Chris
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Gaspode_The_Wonder_Dog wrote:Nah mostly about Obama having a go at Fox News and the contrast with over here where Murdoch has even more power.

Ah, it's all part of the effort to stop him taking complete control of BSkyB then isn't it. The Mail, Guardian and BBC are all signatories on a letter to Vince Cable to ask him to intervene. That doesn't happen every day.
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By Gaspode_The_Wonder_Dog
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ededwards wrote:It appears now even the BBC is taking Chris' quotes out of context by removing all punctuation:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-11485792

Chris' original tweet: "The only way is Essex... Makes you proud to be from anywhere else on the planet... ! Oh and if you are from Essex... Move NOW!!"

BBC News' quoted tweet: "The only way is Essex makes you proud to be from anywhere else on the planet, oh and if you are from Essex, move now"

When you read the quoted tweet, if the reader fails to realise the show is called 'The only way is Essex' it gives the false impression that not only Chris has bad grammar but also that he is slagging off Essex as a County rather than the show.
Bad Journalism by the BBC and against its editorial guidelines to remove punctuation from a written quote to skew its meaning.


I think the second sentence scans better and doesn't change the meaning at all.
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By ededwards
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Gaspode_The_Wonder_Dog wrote:I think the second sentence scans better and doesn't change the meaning at all.


Ok, maybe it's just me then