Media Training Update w/c 20th January

Morning all, it’s Monday 20th January.

Let’s kick off with “Things Learnt (Then Forgotten)” – Week 2

This use of quote marks in headlines is often misleading and cruel. A number of tabloids (The Mirror and The Mail to name just two) used the old trick in their reporting of the death of comedian Tony Slattery.

Of course it’s not unreasonable to suggest his long experience of addiction may have had an impact on his health, but those quote marks (and let’s face it, they’re not exactly quoting the coroner’s report) suggest a much more explicit correlation.

The week ahead:

Monday: Donald Trump inaugurated for second term as US president.

Chris Whitty, Jonathan Van-Tam and Jenny Harries at Covid inquiry.

Tuesday: High Court trial begins in Prince Harry phone hacking case against The Sun.

Wednesday: Public sector finance statistics.

MPs vote on assisted dying bill spending motion.

Same-sex marriage becomes legal in Thailand.

Thursday: Oscars nominations announced.

Friday: IMF and ECB heads discuss economic outlook at Davos.

Saturday: National Farmers’ Day of Unity to protest inheritance tax changes.

Sunday:  60-day Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire expires.

Presidential election in Belarus.

Excellent observation from the Politico team:

Apple suspends its AI notifications summarising news headlines after making multiple errors about stories by BBC News, the Washington Post, the New York Times, Sky News, The Telegraph and many, many more…

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Footnotes:

Times Radio political editor Kate McCann has been appointed co-presenter of the station’s breakfast show.

On this day: John F Kennedy was sworn in as the youngest ever elected president of the United States on this day in 1961.

Weather: 6 Degrees in Norwich, 7 degrees in Normanton, and 15 in Naples.

Mutts: You may remember last year we had a string of brilliant photos featuring guest dogs (and the odd cat). I’m hoping Moneypenny (thanks Sophie) will kickstart something similar in 2025. Over to you…

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