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Listed below are comments made by Tony221268 between Wednesday, 30th April 2008 and Friday, 27th February 2009.

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The Goodwin pension questions 1:29pm on 27 Feb 2009 How can he live with himself?
Fuelling the panic? 11:33am on 30 Apr 2008 I think people blame the media fairly for this sort of thing but to focus solely on Grangemouth is to underestimate the problem. It is though, a great example of a more serious issue.

In recent years the proliferation of extra channels, extra supplements for papers and the avalanche of information available on the Internet has led to a decline in journalistic standards. My contacts in PR tell me that most "stories" are simply cut and paste jobs from an original PR piece done by a professional. In depth reporting of the facts is too difficult when you need so much copy.

Simultaneously, the media has concentrated on "consumer friendly" styles which some would call dumbed down. This means that we get used to journalists who have been hurried to the scene of the story who clearly have nothing sensible to say and so get the first goon they can find to give an interview. Alternatively, they simply spout nonsense of the "Here at the RAF base we are waiting for Prince Harry's plane to touch down, we can see the lights of the plane, now we can see the wheels. presumably there is a captain on board, and free drinks, possibly..." variety.

In this environment, no wonder journalists hype a story before it has happened and no wonder the "consumer" gets cynical about it.

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