
Well, another week another mishap with the press. It’s pretty much the vogue at the moment for politicians to blame the media for their own mistakes, and there’s a pretty good example of that on Facebook. Onchan MHK Rob Callister, just recovered from the Bushy’s fiasco, plonks down a marker on social media. His beef? […]
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A new poll out shows journalists have taken a kick right in the trustworthiness. The annual research asks people whether they trust a whole range of professions. Since I started as a cub reporter in the early 90s, the media’s always had a hard time in this survey – so should you trust a local journo?
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With video, I mean, not bullets – although the drama over filming a requisition meeting might make you believe otherwise. There’s a debate on ManxForums about a candidate filming a public meeting, and I hear rumours a would-be MHK is unhappy. So what’s wrong with it?
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An interesting comment on a Facebook ad we ran earlier this week (please excuse the irony of Chips Cheese Gravy paying for adverts) from the editor of Isle of Man Newspapers. He’s right – but the big question is what is newsworthy? That’s exactly what we teach at CCG Media.
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If social media is putting people off standing for election to the House of Keys, as the Treasury Minister says, they’ve probably misunderstood the medium.
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