Published Articles

Who’s doing the Spinning?

Posted on: Tuesday, May 3, 2011

Did you survive St Patrick’s Day? Well if you did, count yourself lucky. Riot fever was rampant in the national media after the events that marred Dublin city a number of weeks ago, suggesting our streets could once again resemble a war zone. (more…)

Media World: Journalists infected by a pack mentality

Posted on: Tuesday, May 3, 2011

When Tony Blair branded the British media ‘‘a feral beast’’, the backlash was predictable. How could Blair, someone who has closely courted the media, complain about the very beast he so often tried to tame? (more…)

Tiger not out of the Woods

Posted on: Tuesday, May 3, 2011

The blushes radiating from Accenture over the past two weeks must have increased global warming a deg re e or two. Of all the advertising taglines used to promote the large number of products Tiger Woods gets paid millions a year to endorse, it was the slogan used by the global consulting giant that proved the most unfortunate: (more…)