Tag Archives: journalism

The Daily Mail and Amanda Knox

Posted on October 5, 2011 by Colin Galbraith

Image: Media Bistro The Daily Mail The now widely reported error of judgment by the Daily Mail, when it wrongly published that Amanda Knox had been found guilty by an Italian appeals court, has already fallen into the stuff of … Continue reading →

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Bad Apples In The BBC Barrel

Posted on April 25, 2010 by Colin Galbraith

Image: BBC Sitting with Dan Walker on yesterday’s Football Focus was Scotland Football Team Manager, Craig Levein. When asked about his memories of the 1978 World Cup in Argentina, he recalled how Scotland, as the only British representatives in the … Continue reading →

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Observer Trouble

Posted on August 6, 2009 by Colin Galbraith

Image: Orhan Tsolak I can’t believe the rumours that the Observer might be going to shut its doors. I first picked up the scent of this from David Mitchell via Twitter, and it seems to have some substance to it. … Continue reading →

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White Tents Are Sprouting

Posted on July 31, 2009 by Colin Galbraith

Image: Scott McAndrew Lovely day over Edinburgh yesterday; sunny, warm, and it felt oddly like a Friday. I had a busy day in the office as my workload increases and I find myself being pushed into newer and higher profile … Continue reading →

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Back To The Drawing Board

Posted on February 17, 2009 by Colin Galbraith

Image: Looney Tunes I missed my blog post yesterday because I never got time to write it. Can you believe it? The little time I had to write I used for actual writing on Blood Ties and doing research for … Continue reading →

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