09 April 2005

Acoustic radars [we make money not art via del.icio.us]
2:07:28 PM    comment()

Anna 'Scoop' Pickard
Ace reporter Anna Pickard is giving a live play-by-play commentary on the royal wedding over at the Guardian.

Why 'Scoop'? She likes ice-cream.
11:59:38 AM    comment()

Grief Porn (n.) Gratification derived from a tenuous connection to the misfortunes of others; the gratuitous indulgence of tangential association with tragedy; getting off on really bad news.

... It mostly affects people working in meeja.

Not to be mistaken for: real people feeling real pain. [Observer blog]
11:50:43 AM    comment()