Tag Archives: Daily Telegraph

Telegraph needs to organise its journalism

Posted on July 14, 2019 by ianchisnall

The content contained within most newspapers is of course quite diverse, particularly where external columnists are included. However the internal team of journalists should be working with something of a strategy and understanding of one another. I write a weekly … Continue reading →

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Nigel Farage is totally unsuitable to remain as my MEP

Posted on July 7, 2019 by ianchisnall

  As my MEP Nigel, Farage has every reason to write a piece for a newspaper and as a right wing and pro Brexit newspaper it seems entirely understandable for the Torygraph to give Farage a chance to write a … Continue reading →

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Telegraph journalists need to experience the real world

Posted on June 11, 2019 by ianchisnall

Our Government claimed almost a year ago that austerity had ended, even though the cuts to police, education, NHS, low income benefits and local government are still impacting the deepest bones of our society. However if suddenly the Government discovered … Continue reading →

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Unity vs wealth for a few individuals

Posted on May 29, 2019 by ianchisnall

As the focus in the media and in many places where the nations power is being held or observed is now turning onto who will replace Theresa May, it is clear that not everyone will want to prioritise caring for … Continue reading →

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Helpful advice for newspaper columnists

Posted on April 13, 2019 by ianchisnall

When Boris Johnson wrote his first Daily Telegraph column of  2019, he made some claims that were far from accurate. The column that earns him £5,300 each week was published online on the 6th January 2019 and available in printed … Continue reading →

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Why a new approach is needed, urgently

Posted on December 18, 2018 by ianchisnall

Yesterday in the Daily Boris-graph, the ‘news’ paper managed to give Mr Johnson a headline on the front page and several inches of print along with his own column which the paper published on page 20 and clearly pays large … Continue reading →

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Is this ignorance or an attempt to deceive?

Posted on August 9, 2018 by ianchisnall

  The top image is a poster from the Department for International Trade which was published by Liam Fox on Tuesday on twitter with the tweet reproduced in the text below. The lower image is the information from the European … Continue reading →

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Is part of our society in a state of grief?

Posted on August 7, 2018 by ianchisnall

Some newspapers treat some of their columnists as jewels in the crown of their paper. Others are grateful to have people write pieces for them every week. A classic example of the jewel in the crown case is this chap … Continue reading →

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A scary headline – that speaks of a double disaster!

Posted on June 10, 2018 by ianchisnall

The image shown here with the headline is from yesterdays Telegraph posting on Facebook. It would be a silly mistake to assume that one headline on any newspaper is reliable, however taken in two parts and then read together this … Continue reading →

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An Ambassador from a different mould

Posted on September 26, 2017 by ianchisnall

The news that the new American Ambassador to the UK has chosen to make some critical comments in public about our nations policies implies that at best he is new to the role of Ambassador. Perhaps his interview with Con … Continue reading →

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