I’m rather pleased to be featured on All Media Scotland. I’ve written about citizen journalism and how ‘real’ journalists should work with them. (We need a new phrase here – the opposite to citizen journalism. Suggestions: professional journalists, trained journalists or sell-out journalists?)Anyhow, apart from a little showy off that’s not the point of this […]
Why 50 Shades Of Gray could never be true…
knot very good – 50 shades I’ve done it, I’ve joined the ranks of 50 Shades of Gray survivors. Oh my. Clearly most self-respecting real woman would run as fast as they could away from Mr G if they found themselves in feckless Ms Steele’s borrowed shoes. However, if they had somehow chosen to ignore the […]
Andrew Nicoll’s If You’re Reading This I’m Already Dead – the women
I commend to you Andrew Nicoll’s latest novel, If You’re Reading This I’m Already Dead. Andy is a fellow news predator to the Panther and all-round good egg, so I’d read and buy his book anyway. However, it’s much, much better than that. A cracking read and worthy book-group discussion choice.For a writer who is a […]
Do men and women laugh at different things?
Or is it just me? Last night howls of laughter could be heard from the sitting room. And not just from one person – the Panther of News and the full complement of Boys were helpless with mirth. Why? They were watching this advert. And then rewinding it and watching it again.[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=41yTUW92UNI]I watched to see what […]
Ben Nevis: Soreen to new heights
It all began at the tail end of last year. Half way up a hill with Fionaoutdoors we suddenly realised that neither of us had climbed Ben Nevis. Something of an omission, we agreed, shortly before deciding that walking into blizzard and gale had ceased being fun. Solitude on the Ben So a plan was hatched. […]