Tag Archives: Media

on Ukraine

Russia's Christmas plans
gifts of death, destruction, grief
we cannot forget

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n.b. Ukraine’s Christmas festivities start from 7th January. Russian attacks on Kherson and Bakhmut are designed to spread the word that the terror continues, so our slow news holidays are filled with gloom.

CLP 24/12/2022

on Ukraine

now the papers
publish articles saying
media is bored

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n.b. We are all part and parcel of the entertainment industry reflecting shifts in modes. Inform, educate, entertain? Chasing ratings, not revealing truth.

CLP 22/08/2022

on Ukraine

football match is played
so you've been relegated
'now, in other news'

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n.b. I do understand that we need variety in our diet of news, but come on media people, try to keep some perspective. Women from England win tournament, versus women in Ukraine have their children murdered and mutilated; no contest, surely?

CLP 01/08/2022