Posts by Neil Graham

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  • Hard News: Screen Wars,

    Especially from a man known for his brave and stalwart defence of Michael Bay movies.

    I have seen a lot of speculation as to whether or not he is simply a troll that's managed to go pro.

    Movies he didn't like

    Christchurch • Since Nov 2006 • 118 posts Report

  • Hard News: Friday Ideas,

    Stop me if this sounds familiar.

    So The other day I closed one eye and noticed I could see considerably less than with the other eye...

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  • Hard News: Friday Ideas,

    I'm sitting at home waiting for a call to go in for a CT scan.

    I'm not one much for pubs, but on the whole It sound like the more fun option.

    Christchurch • Since Nov 2006 • 118 posts Report

  • Up Front: Does My Mortgage Look Like a…,

    If it changes based on outfit, then it's the clothes

    So if they go out in a burqa and get beaten up by skinheads it's the clothes?

    Christchurch • Since Nov 2006 • 118 posts Report

  • Hard News: Home, straight,

    Have a look at this latest trailer for a low profile, small budget indie film that, word on the street is, might be the sleeper hit of 2009.

    Those blue things are clearly all on drugs.

    Christchurch • Since Nov 2006 • 118 posts Report

  • Field Theory: Loss on two scales (2),

    And I don't mean that in a sexually euphemistic way

    I think there may be a need for a standardised emoticon or abbreviation for that phrase. Maybe a variant of ಠ_ಠ

    Christchurch • Since Nov 2006 • 118 posts Report

  • Hard News: Chaos in Kingsland,

    Which seems a little like tampering with evidence to me ...

    While I think it is usually a good idea for a jury to decide upon the relevance of various pieces of evidence. If they get exposed to interpretations, pareidolia can be extremely convincing.

    You can't ask a jury to hear things without preconceptions. That part of the brain is hardwired.

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  • Island Life: The resignation of Captain Worth,

    Spin

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  • Hard News: Advertisements for diversity,

    I really liked the Media 7, There were people with a good understanding of the challenges, requirements and problems with the news, and Paul Patrick.

    It also reminded me of the value of good old fashioned honesty. Richard Langston had a fairly valid point about avoiding clichés, It's hard to do when you have a time constraint. I prefer 'we don't do that because it's hard' to 'I reject your insinuation that there is something wrong with the way we do things' which seems the standard response these days.

    I think a rule of thumb for live crosses would be to not do them in a place where _no_ information relevant to the story originated. You have to wonder what the effect of the live cross is, fundamentally. If it's to present the reporter as being close to the story then the best reason to do a live cross would be because that is where the reporter happens to be as a result of getting the story. Doing anything else is like a Journalistic toupee .

    Christchurch • Since Nov 2006 • 118 posts Report

  • Hard News: Quantum Faster,

    I also confess to luddism here, but can someone tell me whether wireless could conceivably work, and whether that would be cheaper?

    Yes and No, or No and Yes. Your choice.

    Christchurch • Since Nov 2006 • 118 posts Report

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