Questioning Question Time

Nick Griffin on Question Time/ Image: NewsPics Ltd/BBC

The aftermath of Thursday night’s Question Time, BBC1’s flagship current affairs show, is everywhere; from tabloids to broadsheets, Facebook to Twitter, blogs to bus stops. As I type, the BBC Trust is busy setting up ad-hoc committees to deal with appeals made against Griffin appearing on the [...]

Why we love to hate: blogging, microblogging and…nanoblogging?

Hypocrites unite! I’ve come across a brilliant vid, produced by Slate Magazine. The three minute mocumentary about the ‘next big thing’ highlights the absurdity of this narcissistic-instant-media-obsessed culture that we are all part of . Once the video was launched Slate promptly tweeted about it. JoC  will likely be following suit. (Hey, if you can’t [...]

Follow us on Twitter!

Twitter: good, bad? The verdict’s still out.
But we’re pretty sure that it’s going to be a great way to keep you updated in real-time about all the coolest happenings as we find them.
We’re also on the lookout for what you think is cool, so we’ll follow you’re tweets too!
Follow us at: www.twitter.com/journalofcool.

25 Things to Hate About Facebook

This is kind of awesome. Nuff said.

Sri Lanka: Protracted Conflict, M.I.A. & the Media

Regional Map of Sri Lanka (January 2009, bbc.co.uk)

The determination of the warring parties in Sri Lanka is unrelenting. Even as the LTTE conceded to a ceasefire on February 23rd, it was promptly rejected by the Sri Lankan military, who claimed that nothing less of total surrender would be considered. As military forces enter Puthukkudiyiruppu, [...]