Category Archives: journalism

Hot feminist

Posted on 16 February, 2016 by

Browsing The Guardian today wondering what Cameron’s (prime minister of some small islands off Europe) latest cock-ups were, I found Polly Vernon’s piece in the Books section about her book, Hot Feminist, and horrors! the criticism it received. Or rather, … Continue reading →

Posted in feminism, journalism | Tagged , , | 49 Comments

On the use of inflammatory language

Posted on 15 August, 2015 by

I am a moth to a flame when it comes to a post decrying poor use of language. So I was irresistibly drawn to John Zande’s post about an evangelical who was proclaiming the ‘correct’ use of language for abortion. … Continue reading →

Posted in christianity, feminism, journalism, Religion | 109 Comments

With reference to ‘baiting’ and ‘playing games’

Posted on 25 May, 2015 by

Or blog etiquette? My last post referred to a comment of mine on one blog, that was then made the subject of a post on another person’s blog (Tricia’s). Just to summarise, I pointed out that police officer is a … Continue reading →

Posted in blogging, feminism, gender-specific language, journalism, Sexism, writing | Tagged , , | 80 Comments

Just another ripping post into women …

Posted on 10 April, 2015 by

Who couldn’t get excited about going to university? Leaving home for a whole new life. (Well, not quite, but more on that later.) Meeting really clever people, wondering if I would make the intellectual mark? (That was another delusion. Everyone … Continue reading →

Posted in Atheism, christianity, history, journalism, Religion, WPlongform | 34 Comments

Is Clarkson paying the price?

Posted on 22 March, 2015 by

Or, is this about trying to absolve the past? I have always found Jeremy Clarkson to be the personification of an obnoxious loathsome git. He is the classic rude, boorish, sexist, Yorkshireman. Because yes, dear reader, said arrogant egotistical 54-year-old … Continue reading →

Posted in feminism, journalism, media, news | Tagged , , , , , | 49 Comments

Post Charlie (and feminism?)

Posted on 13 January, 2015 by

What journalist could have heard the news about Charlie Hebdo last week and not felt the following emotions? Shock, empathy, and a reminder that we choose a profession that doesn’t make us popular. These journalists weren’t in a war zone, … Continue reading →

Posted in feminism, journalism, Longreads, news, politics, Religion, War | Tagged | 19 Comments

Demarcation

Posted on 24 February, 2014 by

Or, that’s my job, not yours. Those days have gone. For the most part. Oldies like me, who grew up before Thatcher destroyed the trade unions for good, may remember it though. There was no multi-tasking or crossing the boundary … Continue reading →

Posted in communal living - flat life, journalism, life, work, WPlongform | Tagged , , , , | 24 Comments

Hey! I can do that!

Posted on 17 February, 2014 by

Writing, writing, writing I’m sure there is a song out there, that goes ‘riding, riding, riding’ but could I find it? However to move away from the previous posts about language, I thought I would write about, um, writing. Over … Continue reading →

Posted in blogging, journalism, life, musings, public relations, thoughts, wordpress, work, WPlongform, writing | 37 Comments

A blog is a minestrone, served up with Parmesan cheese

Posted on 7 January, 2014 by

I should, of course, have called this Ten Top Tips for Blogging, or Ten Golden Blogging Rules. Except there aren’t any. One person’s view of the correct way to blog isn’t another’s. But as I have read a plethora of … Continue reading →

Posted in blogging, gibraltar, journalism, vegetarian, wordpress, WPlongform, writing | Tagged , | 50 Comments

Apple or PC/Windows? The endless debate

Posted on 26 November, 2013 by

I see WordPress has managed to introduce an inconvenient new feature in my absence. I can just imagine the conversation at WP HQ. ‘Hey have you noticed that cranky roughseas isn’t around at the moment?’ ‘Yeah, life’s a bit quiet … Continue reading →

Posted in blogging, computers, consumerism, journalism, musings, thoughts | Tagged , , , | 23 Comments

In which WordPress tells you how to proofread and edit your copy

Posted on 29 May, 2013 by

Accuracy is about more that just verifying the spelling of an email address, I rest my case, m’lud/ma’am. Sorry this would have been the genetic engineering post but I couldn’t resist this class one. Head on over to read words … Continue reading →

Posted in blogging, journalism, musings, writing | Tagged , | 12 Comments

On blogging …

Posted on 10 May, 2013 by

Damn! Never leave things too late. I wrote a really intelligent response to a post on one of the WordPress blogs, which was incredibly complimentary, saying how I thought their ability to choose the most boring blogs possible to highlight, … Continue reading →

Posted in blogging, journalism, musings, thoughts, WPlongform, writing | Tagged , | 18 Comments

Political correctness

Posted on 26 April, 2013 by

Here we go. Dons kick-arse boots and picks up 17mm Allen key (bought yesterday specifically for this post) to repel all attacks. So, take care. The 17mm Allen key is one evil bit of kit. Even in my hands. Now, … Continue reading →

Posted in blogging, feminism, gender-specific language, journalism, life, musings, WPlongform, writing | Tagged , , | 25 Comments

Do journalists have morals?

Posted on 25 March, 2013 by

Apparently not. A blogging friend recently compared plumbers with politicians, journalists, sex-offenders and bankers in the scheme of detritus of life. Given that my partner does plumbing work as part of his multi-skilled toolbox and I’m a trained and qualified … Continue reading →

Posted in blogging, journalism, life, musings, travel, UK, work, writing | Tagged | 24 Comments

Some Saturday thoughts on blogging

Posted on 24 March, 2013 by

Another gem from WordPress. If you write a long post, you need to tag it as a long post. Not with the obvious word ‘long’ of course. You now have to tag your post using WPLongform. What is a long … Continue reading →

Posted in animal rights, animals, blogging, environmentalism, food, journalism, life, musings, vegan, vegetarian | Tagged | 35 Comments

And do you have any experience in..?

Posted on 28 February, 2013 by

Or how to vet your potential interviewer/s in an extremely short space of time. While interviews in Gib have been utterly beyond belief, experiences in the UK, have also been worth a smile. However, I’ll start with the best one … Continue reading →

Posted in gibraltar, journalism, life, media, musings, work | Tagged , , , | 39 Comments

Celebrities on Clouds

Posted on 30 December, 2012 by

Back in the 80s we were working in London. I was in Chepstow Place and he was working in Park Street (Mayfair) for a rather up himself git. His was a big job. Park Street had a lot of Crown … Continue reading →

Posted in journalism, life | Tagged , , , | 27 Comments

Irrelevant rants

Posted on 12 December, 2012 by

Gah!! What is it with people who are not vegetarian and think they know everything about it because they only eat chicken or fish a few days a week? I’ve been doing this for 25 years or something like that. … Continue reading →

Posted in blogging, consumerism, food, gibraltar, journalism, musings, vegetarian, work | Tagged , | 15 Comments

Irresponsible journalism at its worst

Posted on 8 December, 2012 by

There is no such thing as a prank call. Purporting to be someone you aren’t is disingenuous at best, and more frequently, lying. Disregarding the issue of how a couple of Aussie music programme presenters can possibly emulate the Queen … Continue reading →

Posted in blogging, journalism, life, media, news, writing | Tagged , | 17 Comments

Would you trust an MP?

Posted on 9 November, 2012 by

So who would you trust? Or, rather, not trust? The old list always included estate agents, used car salespeople (men in those days), and politicians. Journalists and bankers have rapidly shot up the rankings, so that MPs are still first, … Continue reading →

Posted in environment, journalism, life, politics | Tagged , , | 8 Comments