When Radio 5 Live looked to be reverting to Radio Bloke last week, the Daily Telegraph gave the story more prominence than any other title, with a front-page photo of the departing Victoria Derbyshire as well as a report inside. Yet there seemed a strange lack of self-awareness as the paper lamented that Derbyshire and Shelagh Fogarty, both in their 40s, were over and out and being replaced by men. For women were quietly disappearing from the Torygraph comment pages as June ended, with Jemima Lewis, Cristina Odone, Rowan Pelling and Celia Walden all dropped from the same left-hand op-ed slot (Sue Camerons Whitehall column has also apparently gone, as has Jenny McCartneys Sunday Telegraph opinion spread) and, yes, most of them replaced by men. Telegraph males in other departments are said to be on the way out too, but in comment its fast becoming the Daily and Sunday Bloke.
Announcing that Dan Wootton will be relaunching Bizarre, the Sun listed the showbiz spreads most notable former editors (Piers Morgan, Victoria Newton, Gordon Smart), but absent-mindedly omitted to mention a chap called Andy Coulson. As yet, frustratingly, theres no word on whether the columns first tangerine editor will copy and customise the old Piers Morgans Bizarre masthead words sometimes said to be Piers pages only truthful statement.
Continue reading... Reported by guardian.co.uk 13 hours ago.
Announcing that Dan Wootton will be relaunching Bizarre, the Sun listed the showbiz spreads most notable former editors (Piers Morgan, Victoria Newton, Gordon Smart), but absent-mindedly omitted to mention a chap called Andy Coulson. As yet, frustratingly, theres no word on whether the columns first tangerine editor will copy and customise the old Piers Morgans Bizarre masthead words sometimes said to be Piers pages only truthful statement.
Continue reading... Reported by guardian.co.uk 13 hours ago.