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Rantings, Ravings & Musings

Tuesday, October 27th, 2009

Ok, ok, here’s the full Mea Culpa; I realise I haven’t been posting nearly enough recently (Note To Self; Must Try Harder) so here are a few Random Rantings and Musings:

Random Thought #1

There’s a disturbing development emerging in newsrooms across the country.  It’s called the De-Balling of News.  As advertising revenues shrink, so vanishes the one quality each news head must have if they’re to be effective in the job  – courage.  The retreat is full and ongoing.  Several news outlets have instructed their journalists not to annoy powerful people in their realm.  For that read those with the ability to sue.

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