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Category Archives: journalism
Hot feminist
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
On the use of inflammatory language
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’
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 blog etiquette, Link back, references
80 Comments
Just another ripping post into women …
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?
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 BBC, Clarkson, Harris, Savile, Sexism, Yorkshire Ripper
49 Comments
Post Charlie (and feminism?)
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 Charlie hebdo
19 Comments
Hey! I can do that!
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
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 parmesan, vegetarian cheese
50 Comments
Apple or PC/Windows? The endless debate
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 apple, PC, windows, wordpress
23 Comments
In which WordPress tells you how to proofread and edit your copy
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
On blogging …
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 guest blogging, SEO
18 Comments
Political correctness
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 chair, chair meeting, political correctness
25 Comments
Do journalists have morals?
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
Some Saturday thoughts on blogging
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 WPLongform
35 Comments
And do you have any experience in..?
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 civil service, CV, interviews, references
39 Comments
Celebrities on Clouds
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
Irrelevant rants
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 christian, greig
15 Comments
Irresponsible journalism at its worst
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 duchess of cambridge, leveson
17 Comments
Would you trust an MP?
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