Comments on: Do as I say… http://www.moshblog.me.uk/2009/11/10/do-as-i-say/ --**-- The Blog Without A Bloody Annoying Tagline --**-- Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:04:14 +0000 hourly 1 By: Mosh http://www.moshblog.me.uk/2009/11/10/do-as-i-say/comment-page-1/#comment-7071 Mosh Tue, 24 Nov 2009 16:51:08 +0000 http://www.moshblog.me.uk/?p=2271#comment-7071 As you say, David, that's the evil of the internet for you. People <em>still</em> work on the assumption that's guilty until proven innocent. After all, newspapers are fine and hunky dory, never doing any wrong. Except for that slight breach of privacy by the Scottish Mail on Sunday regarding the kids from Dunblane. Oh, and the Guardian journalist's recent piece on Stephen Gately dying partly due to the fact he was gay. Ah, yes, and The Sun's utterly fictitious account of Liverpool fans' actions at Hillsborough. And... As you say, David, that’s the evil of the internet for you. People still work on the assumption that’s guilty until proven innocent. After all, newspapers are fine and hunky dory, never doing any wrong.

Except for that slight breach of privacy by the Scottish Mail on Sunday regarding the kids from Dunblane. Oh, and the Guardian journalist’s recent piece on Stephen Gately dying partly due to the fact he was gay. Ah, yes, and The Sun’s utterly fictitious account of Liverpool fans’ actions at Hillsborough. And…

]]> By: David Muir http://www.moshblog.me.uk/2009/11/10/do-as-i-say/comment-page-1/#comment-7070 David Muir Tue, 24 Nov 2009 12:40:28 +0000 http://www.moshblog.me.uk/?p=2271#comment-7070 Ah... but there's paper and then there's the Internet. Everyone knows that the Internet is where the real scary stuff happens - not in the real world of paper. Have I complained about the newspaper report to you chaps yet? Free newspaper had big headline that tore into a janitor who also ran the primary school football team. He was being pilloried for creating a website that featured team photos and photos of the boys playing: here's Jimmy scoring a goal; here's the winning team etc. However, on the same front page was a large picture of two girls who had won a competition. Their names, ages, and name of the local primary school they attended were all prominently displayed... but that was OK because it was in a local paper and not the evil Internet. Bah! Ah… but there’s paper and then there’s the Internet. Everyone knows that the Internet is where the real scary stuff happens – not in the real world of paper.

Have I complained about the newspaper report to you chaps yet? Free newspaper had big headline that tore into a janitor who also ran the primary school football team. He was being pilloried for creating a website that featured team photos and photos of the boys playing: here’s Jimmy scoring a goal; here’s the winning team etc. However, on the same front page was a large picture of two girls who had won a competition. Their names, ages, and name of the local primary school they attended were all prominently displayed… but that was OK because it was in a local paper and not the evil Internet. Bah!

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