I don’t quite know how the Daily Mail bigwigs recruit their columnists. Maybe they sit outside country pubs and hear whichever tweed-clad numpty can spout the most archaic, ill-informed diatribe about immigrants or homosexuals. Maybe they toss a Dictaphone into a ladies' nightclub toilet in London’s West end, and see which undereducated, over-pampered, spoilt reprobate spouts the most cutting vitriol about someone in the public eye’s dress sense. No-one knows. ...
Alison O’Riordan: The Tabloids Next Great Poverty-Chic Journalist
Posted On Thursday, 16 Feb 2012 by Nick Bryans in The Media
I don’t quite know how the Daily Mail bigwigs recruit their columnists. Maybe they sit outside country pubs and hear whichever tweed-clad numpty can spout the most archaic, ill-informed diatribe about immigrants or homosexuals. Maybe they toss a Dictaphone into a ladies' nightclub toilet in London’s West end, and see which undereducated, over-pampered, spoilt reprobate spouts the most cutting vitriol about someone in the public eye’s dress sense. No-one knows. ...
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It's Sunday, and I'm writing this sitting in bed in my pyjamas. I am, of course, wearing a full face of make-up including false lashes. I'm not going anywhere today, but I wouldn't want my boyfriend to come in from the other room and see my bare, naked face. And ...
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Cher Lloyd: Cause of her own Bullying
Posted On Wednesday, 08 Feb 2012 by shoutingatco.ws in The Media
X-Factor-contestant-turned-former-X-Factor-contestant, Cher Lloyd, appeared on Panorama to lift the lid on what it's like to be bullied over the Internet. The problem gets so bad that "There have been many times when I've cried myself to sleep." Clearly a shit state of affairs for anyone, let alone a vulnerable 18-year-old.
We ...
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The UniLad Saga
Posted On Tuesday, 07 Feb 2012 by Nick Bryans in The Media
At some point the banter bus has rolled in, and the stereotype of the ‘mainstream’ student became an intoxicated sex-pest with a basic grasp of the English language. Now that ...
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Daily Mail: Catering to Pernicious Paedophiles
Posted On Tuesday, 31 Jan 2012 by shoutingatco.ws in The Media
Back in 2010, The Mail’s Funmaster-in-Chief, Christopher Tookey reviewed the film Kick Ass. He gave it one star, summarised it as “evil”, and warned that it should “disturb us all”. ...
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Rev George Pitcher Should Decide Which Laws are Important
Posted On Wednesday, 04 Jan 2012 by shoutingatco.ws in The Media
"While three women were shot dead in Peterlee, how many officers were busy policing the hunting ban?" shouts a RightMinds headline in the Mail, over an article by the Rev. ...
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Best of the Daily Mail Caption Competitions
Posted On Tuesday, 20 Dec 2011 by shoutingatco.ws in The Media
For all the things that Daily Mail readers are known for - Goosestepping, irrational hatred and xenophobia - having a cracking sense of humour isn't one of them. So we ...
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The Daily Express: The World’s Greatest Newspaper
Posted On Monday, 19 Dec 2011 by shoutingatco.ws in The Media
This is a guest post from the brilliantly named @dailyexpresslol
The Daily Express prides itself on being the self proclaimed "World's Greatest Newspaper", with its motto clearly a self-parody.
Its front pages ...
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Pick Me Up’s Guide to Catching a Christmas Cheat
Posted On Monday, 12 Dec 2011 by shoutingatco.ws in The Media
If you’re having fun over the festive period, then you probably haven’t given much thought to whether your partner is cheating on you. In the world of Pick Me Up, ...
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