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Headlines make me ask: what have we become?

Dear Sir, What have we become? Following are the headlines of the past few weeks. In repeating the late JFK: “It’s not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country.” • “Man charged with injuring two people“ • “Man charged w...
Aug 15, 2015
Letters to the Editor

Uneven political playing field created

Dear Sir, The very mistaken notion that the Progressive Labour Party represents Bermudians, and the One Bermuda Alliance does not, creates a very uneven political playing field in a number of ways. One of them is in press coverage of the day’s news...
Aug 03, 2015
Letters to the Editor

Columnist needs ‘anti-OBA Government’ label

July 19, 2015 Dear Sir: I read Friday’s article about the OBA Government by your columnist Mr Chris Famous and must say I’ve read it all before. It seems to me that the details from one column to the next don’t really matte...
Jul 20, 2015
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Dexter Smith: new Editor of The Royal Gazette

Dexter Smith has been appointed the new Editor of The Royal Gazette. The 54-year-old Bermudian will succeed Editorial Consultant Tim Hodgson, who has held the post as an interim editor for the past two years. Bermuda Press (Holdings) Limited, owners...
Jun 26, 2015
Other

Richards sues union president

Finance Minister Bob Richards has launched a defamation suit against Bermuda Public Service Union president Jason Hayward. The lawsuit comes as a result of comments made by Mr Hayward on a ZBM broadcast, paid for by the People’s Campaign. ZBM issued ...
Jun 23, 2015
Other

RG front page blacked out at the Newseum

The front pages of newspapers around the world, including The Royal Gazette, will be blacked out at Washington DC’s Newseum today to help raise awareness of the threats to journalists. The Royal Gazette regularly submits its front pages to the journa...
Jun 08, 2015
Letters to the Editor

Questions of ethics in news reporting

Dear Sir, Senator Georgia Marshall apologised for not noticing (like most viewers, I imagine) the disclaimer aired at the beginning of Gary Moreno’s interview of the People’s Movement spokesmen last month. We have to admire her for doing that, but i...
Jun 04, 2015
Letters to the Editor

Media must report both sides of a story

Dear Sir, The other day I read a Letter to the Editor referring to the Opposition utilising the media to, in effect, market themselves with many untruths, guess work, fictitious remarks, fabrication, and twist what the government of the day is makin...
May 29, 2015
Letters to the Editor

What’s happened to balanced reporting?

Dear Sir, Am I the only person who is appalled at the ability of politicians (and others) to use the news media to make political statements (and oft times mischief) without the media making any attempt to question, verify, or ask for another viewpoi...
May 23, 2015
Other

Tributes paid to journalist Barclay

Journalist Alexandra Barclay O’Reilly died on Sunday after a brief illness. She was 43 years old. Her family and colleagues recalled yesterday how she fearlessly tackled a wide range of issues and was driven to find a place for the stories that conf...
May 07, 2015
Other

VSB TV News alive and kicking online

VSB TV News may no longer be on television, but the programme is alive and well online. While VSB TV 11 ceased broadcasting last August due to financial constraints, the news team has been quietly producing their nightly news programme for their webs...
Apr 24, 2015
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PATI: laws helped expose string of scandals

The Freedom of Information Act came into effect in Britain on January 1, 2005, and since then more than 400,000 requests have been filed under the legislation. The law is similar to the Public Access to Information Act being introduced in Bermuda tod...
Apr 01, 2015
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