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brokenbottleboy.bsky.social
I write and report things, and I have a newsletter that some people like. “Do you know what the sad part is…? I’m a very good tailor.”
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Today’s playlist is another obtuse hour of songs by The Fall. open.spotify.com/playlist/2qY...

submitted 14 hours ago • 1 comment

I note that the average 21st century British war largely involved getting into pointless firefights with non-Taliban Afghan criminals; wandering into forgotten Soviet minefields; goat herders taking potshots at squaddies sitting on a mountainside and an apparent cover up of executions of civilians.

submitted 17 hours ago • 1 comment

My first book, Breaking: How the Media Works, When it Doesn’t, and Why it Matters, is out June 12. Here’s the cover! It’s a guide to what doesn’t work in the media and how we might fix it. Pre-order here geni.us/BreakingMicW...

submitted 28 days ago • 18 comments

NEW | You could almost call it anti-marketing… TEN THINGS ABOUT BREAKING WITH TEN DAYS TO GO Some honest thoughts as publication day for my first book gets close. brokenbottleboy.substack.com/p/41-ten-thi...

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"There was a real demonisation of media studies as a Mickey Mouse degree - that's been hugely useful for elite voices and very bad for the rest of us." @brokenbottleboy.bsky.social talks about his book with @goldbergradio.bsky.social From @bylinetimes.bsky.social podfollow.com/byline-podca...

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"The Daily Mail, thinks it was acceptable to put the image of the car crashing into people in Liverpool on the front page. News as entertainment is a real problem" @brokenbottleboy.bsky.social talks about his new book with @goldbergradio.bsky.social - from @bylinetimes.bsky.social pod.fo/e/2dc0d5

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Post a banger that’s not in English youtu.be/CGt-rTDkMcM?...

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Convinced my idea for Linear TV Summer Camps will avert civilisational collapse and I'm not even slightly joking

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post a random photo, otherwise everything goes wrong in June

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The Onion taking a day off I see

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Today’s playlist is dedicated to that frequently maligned genre… ska punk (mostly from the 90s), featuring Less Than Jake, Goldfinger, Dance Hall Crashers, Reel Big Fish, Mad Caddies, [spunge], The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, Capdown, and more open.spotify.com/playlist/2qo...

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"There was a real demonisation of Media Studies as a Mickey Mouse degree. That's been hugely useful for elite voices - and very bad for the rest of us." @brokenbottleboy.bsky.social talks about his new book @goldbergradio.bsky.social @bylinetimes.bsky.social podfollow.com/byline-podca...

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"The scrutiny the British press and wider media gives to other industries, it's not so keen to do to itself" The scourge of Fleet Street @brokenbottleboy.bsky.social talks about new book 'Breaking' @goldbergradio.bsky.social From @bylinetimes.bsky.social pod.fo/e/2dc0d5

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'The Daily Mail thinks it was acceptable to put the image of the car crashing into people in Liverpool on the front page. News as entertainment is a real problem". @brokenbottleboy.bsky.social talks about his book 'Breaking' with @goldbergradio.bsky.social @bylinetimes.bsky.social pod.fo/e/2dc0d5

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"There was a real demonisation of Media Studies as a Mickey Mouse degree. That's been hugely useful for elite voices - and very bad for the rest of us." @brokenbottleboy.bsky.social talks about his new book @goldbergradio.bsky.social From @bylinetimes.bsky.social podfollow.com/byline-podca...

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Thank you, Jon!

submitted 2 days ago • 2 comments

"The scrutiny that the British press and wider media gives to other industries, it's not so keen to do to itself" The scourge of Fleet Street @brokenbottleboy.bsky.social talks about new book 'Breaking' with @goldbergradio.bsky.social From @bylinetimes.bsky.social podfollow.com/byline-podca...

submitted 3 days ago • 1 comment

🎶let me sing you the story Of Werner von Braun A man whose allegiance Is ruled by expedience Call him a Nazi He won't even frown "Nazi schmatzi" says Werner von Braun🎶

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Today’s playlist is the result of me getting La Roux as an ear worm — 00s dancey indie featuring the aforementioned La Roux, Santigold, Lykke Li, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, LCD Soundsystem, Metric, Le Tigre, Robyn, Little Boots, and more open.spotify.com/playlist/2R4...

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