unemployedhack
@unemployedhack
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Memories of a downwardly-mobile journalist.
Joined August 2011
#PovertyPorn and #BenefitsStreet how one journalist and #NUJ member views it http://t.co/fencY9eAqG
http://t.co/qnCQT7KYoG
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'If the poor didn’t provide food, the rich would only have money to eat.' #Russian #dailyproverb
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We're not all phone hackers! Journalists get bullied by union-bashing bosses too: https://t.co/jGg2Rn8kkx
#fightforphil #NUJ
unemployedhack.wordpress.com
Convicted phone hacker Andy Coulson walked free from court yesterday cleared of perjury. The judge told the jury, “Not every lie amounts to perjury” and that the former News of the Worl…
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Many times bank took £15+ in bank charges for £1 overdrawn so left with -£15 for week for bills/food. Poverty! @thisisnotawar @melindiscott
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So "acquitted of lying" lie has now spread from @guardian to @Channel4News to @BBCBreaking - really dreadful day for journalism. I give up
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#Coulson has been cleared of perjury. It has not been disproved that he lied. It has not been disproved that he lied under oath. FFS, media.
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Do you aspire to be a writer on top BBC show? Do you dream of writing for Eastenders? Do you want to earn £2 an hour? http://t.co/aMznd1zVdK
theguardian.com
Union chief claims writers are paid single fee of £1,000 to produce potential scripts for soaps such as EastEnders, Holby City and Casualty
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Urgh! US TV already exploits poor. BBC to follow? "New Show Gives Struggling Families $101,000 — But Sick Twist: http://t.co/3qMwxJKylL
mic.com
A new contender has emerged in network television's race to the bottom, and it's not on TLC. On Wednesday, CBS aired the first episode of their new series The Briefcase. The show follows struggling...
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Lifestyle section: How to burn 17 calories every 15 minutes* https://t.co/9Gk3cOfZBI
http://t.co/OGk0zXNiQV
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Just remembered - I've written about poverty porn before. US-style.
unemployedhack.wordpress.com
I’ve started watching Extreme Makeover Home Edition when I can’t sleep. It’s a fascinating programme and gives an unintentional insight into the realities of poverty today – and our attitude …
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#Rotherham Advertiser newspaper strike action on Thursday 11 June https://t.co/ZuBuGQVu6V
@yorkshumbertuc #unions #solidarity #redundancy
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