How an international story is localised by the media

NEWSROOMS across the UK will today be trying to find local connections to Pope Francis, following the announcement of the… Read more How an international story is localised by the media

‘Thief’ game is a real steal

When I was working at the Scunthorpe Telegraph I bought my first games console – an Xbox. However, the games… Read more ‘Thief’ game is a real steal

As promised here are a few more film reviews from my time at the Scunthorpe Telegraph – both at the… Read more More film reviews

I managed to get aa secondhand copy of the Dark Knight trilogy at the weekend and I was reminded of… Read more REVIEW: ‘Best in Batman franchise so far’

When an international story breaks you have to try and localise it and make it relevant for your patch and… Read more ‘Proud of our Polish Pope’

The final article from Iraq which I feel shows the realities of war for the regular soldiers. I had to… Read more Tank crewman witnessed death by friendly fire

Another article from Iraq which highlights the conditions and the stark contrast between the lifestyle of Saddam Hussein and that… Read more ‘Camp came under enemy rocket fire’

This was the obvious follow up to an earlier article. I had written about a phone call from a soldier… Read more Pleased to be back at home

I far as I can remember this is probably the only time I have got the word diarrhoea into a… Read more Mortar fire, bullets and diarrhoea

Another serviceman returning from Iraq – this time a member of the Royal Marines. And there was an interesting comparison… Read more Battle to get Basra was ‘like Vietnam’