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Remember the days that when Jan Moir, or some other Daily Mail moronic columnist (other right-wing, poorly written trashy tabloids are available) would vomit some bile into a column, and the only thing you could do about it was write an irate letter to the editor?
Thankfully, those days are gone. Thanks to social media, it’s never been easier to round up an angry mob and force newspaper editors to take notice. But does trial by Twitter work?
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When does an advert cross the line from poking gentle fun at people to outright racism? According to Guardianista Peter Jones, it’s when you get Meerkats involved.
Thursday August 6th, 2009. A day that will forever live in infamy. Forces unknown launched a devastating Denial of Service attack on Twitter, forcing millions worldwide to resort to emails, telephones and doing some work.
As of yet, the perpetrators of this crime are still unknown. Commenters across the web have pointed accusing fingers of blame at everyone from President Mahmood Ahmadinejad to the Illuminati. But fear not, truth-hungry citizens, as the cream of the journalistic profession have dug deep and come up with three suspects.
The following was originally posted on the Unmemorable Title Wordpress Blog on April 6th, 2009
When it comes to knowing just how left-wing politics have eroded the moral fibre of a nation, or when you really need to know which group of foreigners are out to ruin your life, you really can’t beat the Daily Mail. But this showcase of demented drivelling has something to teach writers – just how to write a truly terrible piece. Take a look at this piece of sputum on a bunch of villagers running Google’s streetview car out of town.