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The Black Death, rats, dead orphans, sewage, the Luftwaffe; all have, at some point, swamped the streets of London with the feted aroma of death. All, however, have also been vanquished by the plucky little survivors of London Town thanks to innovations in medical science, the fire-starter of Pudding Lane, Great Ormond Street Hospital, Joseph ...

In this ambiguous category I though I would talk about child abuse-the medias child abuse of reporting these stories based on social class... The biggest news story since Diana's death for me is the disappearance of Madeline McCann. The tabloid and printed press reveled in it; two attractive and photogenic middle-class doctors having ...

Before TV and internet newspapers were very important in people's lives. This was the only way to find out news. Print media was king. Newspapers still are very important but the power of the newspaper columnists and editors is withering away. Obviously people want the latest news and this is provided by News Channels and internet sites. ...

Does the media tell us the truth? YES and NO. Here are NONA'S MEDIA AWARDS for January 2002. In FIRST place (equal) : THE NEWS OF THE WORLD For its coverage of Lockerbie and the Ice Cream Wars. THE SUNDAY HERALD ...

Don't you think it's about time we as a nation stop prying into other people's lives? We live in the era of voyeur television (i.e. Big Brother) and voyeur lifestyle. You've got to admit it, you'll claim to have no interest in Posh and Becks, but I bet you read about her slagging off that girl from ...

MI5 controls the media? How much infiltration of the media has there been by the intelligence services, with their 'right-wing' agenda? Jon Snow of Channel 4 News confirms that he was approached with an offer to double his salary. He turned it down. So Channel 4 News has told us the war in Afghanistan is about oil. But what about ...

There seems to be a general public consensus that when someone reads a newspaper or watches a TV program or infact connects in any way with the media that what they see hear or read has to be educating them. A good example of what I mean are tabloids like the Sun, if you go to the dooyou section on the sun you will see a number of ...

As those of you have read my quality or quantity opinion, you will know that my daughter died suddenly this fact in itself was shocking enough but to my horror she was then in every tabloid paper. Imagine my horror to see my daughters face in the newspapers without any warning especially as it was a picture I had taken myself. I now know ...

In the Union shops of the LSE, in Kings and in UCL, there are huge piles of the Guardian, of newspapers across the political spectrum, ranging from sizeable mounds of the Times to more modest collections of the Daily mail right down to… two copies of the Sun. But why? Is this ample proof that we read what most closely correlates with our ...

I stopped buying a regular daily newspaper about ten years ago. I must admit that the main reason was that I didn't know which one I should choose. I could have read the Times and I did a couple of days a week, but that all seemed a bit hibrow and I didn't feel that I was getting the real 'grass roots' view of the days ...

I know I'm of a definite minority opinion. I know, because when I explain it to people they always look amazed. I don't buy newspapers. Um...almost true. I only buy newspapers if West Ham Utd have a surprising win, and seeing as that's not that often, I can practically claim to be newspaper-free. I used to buy them ...

zen.co.uk describes itself as 'your On-line - Newsagent' - That wee statement can only be described as “ the understatement of the next Millennium “ !! Now - I make no apologies here for using some of the many - many Newspaper titles which are ( freely )( mmmh xxx that word ) on offer on this wonderful site ...

I won’t mention any specific titles here, but you all know which newspapers I’m referring to. Newspapers are an essential part of everyday life. They give us all a view (albeit, a ‘managed’ view) of what is going on in the world outside of our own. They still have a place in modern ...

A subject I feel strongly about, is the influence the newspapers of this country are having on our nations subconscious. It took someone I knew well to really show how we are manipulated by the press. The tabloids are the worst offenders, with constant biased views. I feel some of the shared views held by the tabloid community are holding ...

I have recently stopped purchasing The Guardian and now regularly access its internet site instead. I strongly feel that printed newspapers represent yesterdays news. It is far more interesting and certainly more realistic to access todays news as it happens rather than reading effectively what is history. How are such sites altering ...

Even ongoing news events have to be marketed to us now. Editors obviously feel that we are unable to follow the thread of a situation so they have kindly created Brand logos for the major stories. Local papers are the worst culprits. For the petrol price debate, any articles on that subject are smartly marked up with a smashing picture of ...

I have stopped buying the news papers. I got fed up with the doom, gloom, and gross exaggeration, of subjects. Yet when they write some hard hitting news such as that of little Sarah Payne. The paedaphiles name and shame, they make it worth reading. Like wise with the Queen mothers celebrations these are things we want to hear about, not the ...

Is it just me, or are we splitting our country up into tribes according to which RAG you read. Sit down at any coffee table, dining table or anywhere that a discussion can be held and within 3 minutes I can usually tell which paper a person reads by the opinions that they spout. Now don't get me wrong, if you genuinly hold that opinion and can ...