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[Nickbat]

This is all about two German ships navigating the Arctic NE passage.
 


This is front page news people! Wow, we're all doomed..

But wait a minute, it's all cr*p.

The ships weren't going to Rotterdam after all, they were going  to Siberia! And they were escorted by two nuclear powered Russian ice breakers which can plough through 2-metre thick ice. Plus, the journey's be done before - regularly!!.

Two excellent pieces here. The first debunks the story in the Indy (and the BBC) and the second really hammers  The Mail (which will make Bannjaax's day!  )

http://eureferendum.blogspot.com/2009/09/triumph-for-propaganda.html

http://eureferendum.blogspot.com/2009/09/turd-eaters.html

Incidentally, the story's been debunked widely; I only chose these two articles because they are so thorough in their debunking.. (Plus the fact that I love the headline on the second "The turd eaters".) 

[waspy]

This is all about two German chips
navigating the Arctic NE passage.

I don't read them, but i do like my chips in them

[Nickbat]

This is all about two German chips
navigating the Arctic NE passage.

I don't read them, but i do like my chips in them

Modified! Thanks 

[Dishevelled Den]

It's the usual con, rather akin to the peacock displaying its plummage, looks good, gets attention and affords some form of benifet to the displayer.

Anything to lift the circulation - what?. 

The Mail can be excused - well - because it can ( for bj's benifet)

[Nickbat]

It's the usual con, rather akin to the peacock displaying the plummage, looks good, gets attention and affords some form of benifet to the displayer.

Anything to lift the circulation - what?. 

The Mail can be excused - well - because it can ( for bj's benifet)

Yes, Zulu, but we're talking about a front page splash. It can't be dismissed merely as a con. It is an out-and-out misrepresentation, designed to instill fear amongst the readers. Who benefits from that? Not the readership, and certainly not the Press.

We are entering a period in which truth is an inconvenience, to be avoided at all costs. That both worries me and angers me. The Press have a moral journalistic duty to report the truth and if they get it wrong, they should print the correct version and/or issue a retraction.

Bet neither the Indy, nor the Mail do so.     

[HolyCount]

It's the usual con, rather akin to the peacock displaying its plummage, looks good, gets attention and affords some form of benifet to the displayer.

Anything to lift the circulation - what?. 

The Mail can be excused - well - because it can ( for bj's benifet)

....because it knows no better 

[Ken T]

I read last week that the editor of the Mail just splashed out £3.5M on a 15,000 estate in Scotland. He must be doing something right.

Perhaps newspapers should cary a Gov Information Warning, " the news contained in this paper may or may not be true, and indeed may be total fiction".

Ken

[Nickbat]

I read last week that the editor of the Mail just spalshed out £3.5M on a 15,000 estate in Scotland. He must be doing something right.

Perhaps newspapers should cary a Gov Information Warning, " the news contained in this paper may or may not be true, and indeed may be total fiction".

Ken

Never a truer phrase, Ken! 

[Mr Skrunts]

I read last week that the editor of the Mail just spalshed out £3.5M on a 15,000 estate in Scotland. He must be doing something right.

Perhaps newspapers should cary a Gov Information Warning, " the news contained in this paper may or may not be true, and indeed may be total fiction".

Ken

Never a truer phrase, Ken! 

Papers allways report the truth.  The daily Sport reported a WW2 bomber had crashedon the moon, isnt that the real reason that brnson is starting a sight seeing shuttle service.   

[albitz]

I know a song about that........

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vb7GNzzIVIo&feature=related[/media]




He usually introduces this song  with ..."I,d like to dedicate this song to Mr Rupert Murdoch".

[tunnie]

just wait until you pick up The Sun, their front page news is "Jades ex gets busted"

 

Call that news!? Its a bloody joke

[Martin_1962]

I have no idea what you are on about Tunnie.

I assume a Z list celeb

But then I do a TV survey (for payment) and for Saturday I could only put one programme down.

Early afternoon BBC 1

Only celeb news I want to know - is Lewis still with the PCD?

[albitz]

Who is lewis and what is PCD ? :-/

[Kevin Wood]

Who is lewis and what is PCD ? :-/

Something to do with wheel nuts, Isn't it? 

Kevin

[albitz]

I  suspect nuts are involved somehow.