Charlie Brookers - Newswipe >>

[calius 0]

This is a superb UK view on the news from early to most recent "events" ... to me its the funniest thing on at the moment, as well as funny its also got a great point to it about "fear" Well worth viewing.

Its BBC Iplayer but if you use a proxy via UK you can view also (outside UK folk).

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00q9...es_2_Episode_1/

Perfect UK attitude to all things media, if I were able to make a program this would be it

[Rocky 1,224]

Thanks, I'll watch this later on.

[Dick Splash 23]

I've been watching these shows, although I'm not a fan of Brooker. The talk of Acid House music, four minutes in, made me laugh. Good that 'fear' was mentioned and the media and government use of it. Virus kills five hundered and it's all over the news. The same country later has a civil war that kills far more and it doesn't even get a mention. "Self interest" was the term used.

Did anyone know about the Oklahoma suicide bomber? It's suggested that because he didn't fit the stereotype it wasn't worth covering! Scary.

DS

[calius 0]

Yes indeed you either like Charlie or not really, I find him great, blunt and to the point. He co wrote Nathan Barley with Chris Morris too BTW.

EP2 is up now and its just the same and more about "this week" in a way all about the media when they need fillers and the crap they use. The first section about the Muslim protesters in the UK is priceless ... "Its not a publicity stunt though" LOL.

Theres a section that talks (a bit more seriously) of the Charles Menezes case (the whole "he had a large jacket and wires hanging out" crap) and also the Birmingham Muslim lads who got done on terror charges, it sums things up real well.

Its funny, blunt, to the point, a great p---take, but also underlining all of it a great point to be made that no one via the lie box will look at (probably why they shoved it onto BBC4).

[Dick Splash 23]

Its funny, blunt, to the point, a great p---take, but also underlining all of it a great point to be made that no one via the lie box will look at (probably why they shoved it onto BBC4).

The interview with the female reporter towards the end was interesting. How, when she worked in the U.S. you had to name your source, yet in the U.K. it's ok to print things without naming sources. The reason being that if they were named they'd typically resign if they got it wrong, or if the quote is partially true or a complete lie then there's no comebacks. It all goes back to the control of information.

DS

[calius 0]

Its funny, blunt, to the point, a great p---take, but also underlining all of it a great point to be made that no one via the lie box will look at (probably why they shoved it onto BBC4).

The interview with the female reporter towards the end was interesting. How, when she worked in the U.S. you had to name your source, yet in the U.K. it's ok to print things without naming sources. The reason being that if they were named they'd typically resign if they got it wrong, or if the quote is partially true or a complete lie then there's no comebacks. It all goes back to the control of information.

DS

Exactly mate.

I hate to say this (its been said and done but to keep it brief) remember its these very networks that covered "that event" back in 2001 too

[calius 0]

Episode 3 is up

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00qj...es_2_Episode_3/

All about the Haiti slanted news coverage, covers celebs (pointless) use for world healing, a great section about the Ipad gadget (and other uses for it LOl), and a great part covering the latest Uk threat level crap.

The threat level part made me laugh the most, the chap with a threat level dial on his forehead ...

Well worth 30 mins of your life.