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August 24
Posted Aug 24, 1999
I've been struggling lately with the feeling that the Net i
immensely overhyped.There are essentials suc as e-mail and a few good
sites. I can read Italian newspapers - as is my want. But I'm worried
that I'm not using it properly or that it's just crap. I need pursuading
The Net contains more new information in a day than anyone can read -
most of it is of dubious quality. The great thing about TV and radio
is that it removes to a certain exetent critical judgement. Other people
decide what I should be watching and listening to. The Internet requires
much more responsibility on behalf of the user and I'm not sure I'm up
to the task. My bookmarks are a sad paltry bunch of sites.
I'm convinced that h2g2 is the right idea - a filtering of the thoughts
and feelings of the world at large.
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Death Stalks Us Quietly
Posted Aug 3, 1999
The body was that of a 22 year old who disappeared after a night out last week. He'd been celebrating his birthday and looks as though he stumbled into the marina and drowned. The body was found by some kids. "Welcome to the real world".
Worse than that, last night the bodies of a father and two young children were found in a fume filled car. It looks as though he'd killed himself and his kids because of a bitter custody battle. Suicide is a selfish option but at least it hurts no one else physically. But to take your own life and those of your children is a cowardly act. I don't pretend to understand the desperation that drove him to those lengths but surely things can't be that bad.
The mother has been sedated. But when she awakes from the fog nothing will have changed for her.
And how do journalists feel about such tragedy? In a strange and cynical way we are hardly affected at all. Objectivity is more than just balance it is the pole that we reach out with to touch the world.
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Late shift
Posted Aug 2, 1999
A week of late shifts at work. All is pretty quiet. The late night bulletin on HTV is done and waiting to go. Broadcast 11.24pm. A quick surf on the net, a check of the news wires from around the world, teletext, and the other TV news channels. Counting down the hours. Oh, a body has just been found in the marina of Cardiff. Could be interesting. I've sent out a camera man to get some pix and am waiting for official confirmation from the police. Could be nothing.
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