annanotbob2's Diaryland Diary ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ugh Vile day of sloth and pessimism and a friend getting mugged and all sorts of stuff that dragged me down, down down. Spent most of the day immobile on the sofa, watching the Leveson Inquiry (into the 'Culture, Practice and Ethics of the Press'), live on BBC news, which has an element of startling reality check about the depths to which we as a society have sunk. It's only spelling out what has become the norm; the comparison with the mafia is absolutely apt. Fewer people have died, but there has been a mortality rate (suicide) and it's all about sending out messages about what happens if you don't play ball. Coogan, Grant, Miller and Mosely may not be perfect specimens of humanity, but they are the ones prepared to speak out. This is the key issue for me, that comes before all the others. If we can find a way of making some kind of ethical media, so many other problems become solvable. Proper public debate, imagine that? Grumpy, overwhelmed, scared. Can't pretend otherwise. 11:40 p.m. - 24.11.11 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
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