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Let's just be clear about something.

The Press Complaints Commission exists solely to make it appear that the newspaper industry is regulated.

It is no such thing.

If the PCC - a self-serving industry body - failed to exist then it is likely the government would create a body to regulate it.

Feel free to complain to your MP/DCMS - though the response will be that this country has "a tradition of freedom of speech/expression" etc though without explaining why the newspaper industry isn't regulated at all and broadcast media is subject to some of the tightest regulation in the world.

I wonder if Jan Moir will have anything to say about the death of an openly gay TV personality in "unknown circumstances"?

Would she fucking DARE?

I thought the exact same thing, Alexia.

She may feel she has been vindicated following the Stepehn Gately ruling.

Maybe so, but you'd hope that she might just shy away from this subject for a little while, lest she ends up facing a torrent of abuse again. Much as I think she deserved every unpleasant comment thrown back at her, would she be stupid enough to do it again..?

...Ah. Course. Daily Mail. Glutton for punishment. Course she fucking would.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article ... ibute.html

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sh ... wrong.html

Both the Fail and the Scum taking the Press Association claim that other news sources, but not the BBC or the Granuiad, have not yet confirmed.

Holy SHIT this is unbelievably awful by the independent, who seem to be going down the Mail route at the moment.

On 7 March 2010, we published an article by Zoe Margolis. In part of the first edition of the newspaper and online, this article carried the headline, “I was a hooker who became an agony aunt”. This was written by the newspaper not Ms Margolis. We accept that Ms Margolis is not and never has been “a hooker” or otherwise involved in the sex industry.

Thought I'd share this with you; a random Daily Mail headline generator. It's rather convincing.

Apologies for the bump, but the Mail are covering the mining rescue in the only way they know how:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article ... apped.html

Shock horror - mum and daughter both wear...er... t-shirt, jeans and trainers:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/ar ... aunch.html

I'm rather intrigued by this phrase on the Telegraph website today when reviewing the online movie site Blinkbox:

"With no downloads required, you needn't worry about exceeding the limit set by your broadband provider. "

My question is - doesn't streaming use up the same amount of data as if you physically downloaded the file? A video file is a video file whether you download it or stream it, isn't it? Or does streaming take up less?

I guess this would then lead to - is it better to stream iPlayer via the website or is using the Desktop app better?

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/pers ... gally.html