Newspapers

  • “The Guardian” is the worst part of my life

    The degrading, deteriorating experience I had at “The Guardian” for three weeks in 2007 in London is something that will not be repeated, and I feel relieved for it.

    Every day passed like a lead weight and I couldn’t do it again. It’s no small boost to be told it can’t happen to me again. It’s something I can use to increase my learning.

    The observations I made aren’t for the feint hearted. The people there lived graphic lives and only had explicit insights to share.

    The deflation of their activity relieved a lot of people, besides. In spite of the struggle, the personal trial was worth it for that value.

    If it helps people, I believe it’s important to bring it to an end. This is the type of community ethic that can help us survive. It’s the one that means we thrive.

  • Racism lives in other forms

    There are many types of racist objects. They include art, books, and toys. Today’s intolerance to it means it seeds in other ways. It’s done primarily in media.

    A front page of a newspaper in a shop in the UK.

    The headline is a secretive way. A photo is subversive. The tagline is covert. It depends on the outlet – and its authors. They invent a system to enable its use.

  • Founding Issues: The Sun’s day out

    In a usual news cycle, The Sun has a lot to say about things. In fact, it gets behind the biggest issues of the day and splashes them across its front pages.

    It’s the way of tabloid journalism in the UK, as it seeks to make a noise – and make it profitable. The sales of tabloids are startling in comparison to other styles.

    The Sun website

    Its takeover by Rupert Murdoch in 1969 turned it over from sluggish broadsheet reporting – and circulation – into a behemoth in the political world.

    Although its appeal is mass-market, its incursions into politics have been said to start and end political careers, as well as define the system itself.