A very senior and smart editor on a certain magazine draws my attention to the Guardian's Media Monkey - it has followed-up my story on The Times and Simon Cowell, but with no credit, natch. Like Private Eye, the Guardian does not acknowledge the contribution of lowly bloggers - not even ones that have edited magazines and got affianced to Molly Parkin. Whatever next!
The Guardian uses the story-lift to praise the author of The Times piece on Cowell, one Alexi Mostrous - this hip young gunslinger happens to be a pal of the Guardian's editor Alan Rusbridger. That particular info I obtained from the Eye: you see how easy it is to give credit? Lifters always get shopped. The paper also misses the point about Mostrous' piece: it is anti-Sir Philip Green in essence, whereas Mostrous' predecessor Dan Sabbagh depicted Green as Cowell's equal partner if not saviour. Wrong!
The Guardian story-lift.
true. And there's a snobbish cuntish element at the Guardian; quite different from the liberal, egalitarian facade. I may do something on Jon Ronson - JK has some priceless observations about that creep.
ReplyDeleteMadame - Can I feature your post or others on anorak.co.uk? will credit to whoever you like...
ReplyDeleteYes, of course. I believe in spreading it about. x
ReplyDeleteOh but I remember you asked if you could use a Madeleine McCann post and you didn't so far as I can see.
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