Sarmale si mici

BBC a publicat de curand 2 serii de “guidelines” pentru angajatii care au bloguri sau interactioneaza online in comunitatile sociale. Aici in Marea Britanie, cea mai populara comunitate este Facebook.Iata cateva principii:

To this end when identified as a BBC staff member or BBC talent*, people:

• Should not engage in activities on the Internet which might bring the BBC into disrepute.
• Should act in a transparent manner when altering online sources of information.
• Should not use the Internet in any way to attack or abuse colleagues.
• Should not post derogatory or offensive comments on the Internet.

Puteti citi toate “regulile” pe site-ul BBC. Enjoy

Cum ma aflu de ceva vreme pe insula asta mare, ciulesc neintentionat urechile la stirile care amesteca rom(ii)anii si englezii.

Citesc azi in Evz:

Zeci de romi şi-au ridicat o tabără la mai puţin de 200 de metri de casa de vacanţă a ministrului britanic al Culturii, Tessa Jowell, informează The Telegraph.

Haoleu, zic, am cam festelit-o, pe ashtia i-a taiat la ramazan sa sara paraul de la francia si sa vina organizati…

Citesc in The Telegraph:

Gipsies have set up a large camp in a field just 200 yards from the country home of Government minister Tessa Jowell.

Dozens of travellers piled on to the site over the bank holiday weekend, setting up a water supply and laying electricity cables. Fencing was also erected, hedges pulled down and concrete paths laid

The 64 travellers used diggers to lay hardcore, install electricity cables and water pipes, build fences and rip down hedges, before rolling on a fleet of caravans, trucks, and cars.

They used the four-day Easter break to build the illegal encampment, knowing that planning officers would be on holiday.

Cum s-ar spune e vorba despre gipshii englezilor, irlandezi in general, care circula cu caravanele din loc in loc.

Ii vedeti voi pe conationalii nostri sa intinda cabluri, sa sape santuri, sa traga tevi de apa, sa toarne beton, sa construiasca garduri, sa munceasca adicatalea??

De 3 saptamani a inceput difuzarea in Marea Britanie a noului serial american Mad Men. In ultima vreme sunt tot mai putin atras de filmele si serialele americanesti. Am asteptat insa nerabdator Mad Men, despre care am citit cronici foarte bune scrise de comentatori de calitate.

Povestea serialului e aceea a unui grup de lucratori intr-o agentie de publicitate de pe Madison Avenue, New York, la sfarsitul anilor 50 (agentia fictiva se numeste Sterling Cooper). De aici vine si titlul filmului, MADison Avenue MEN.

Atmosfera anilor ‘50-’60 e cronstruita printr-o perdea de fum, flirt si hartuiri sexuale, misoginism si eforturi disperate de a pastra aparentele.

Donald Draper, eroul principal interpretat excelent de Jon Hamm spune incercand sa-si defineasca tema viitoarei campanii Lucky Strike:

“Advertising is based on one thing: happiness. And you know what happiness is? Happiness is the smell of a new car, it’s freedom from fear, it’s a billboard on the side of the road that screams with reassurance that whatever you’re doing it’s O.K. You are O.K.”

Sunt mesajele propagandei pasive ce ne inconjoara. Una peste alta, un serial pe care nu trebuie sa-l pierdeti.

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• Ahhh… televizorul

Acum se stie, printul Harry e de 2 luni si jumatate in Afganistan. A mai incercat el sa ajunga si in Iraq, insa marii generali nu i-au dat voie. Mainstream media de aici din Marea Britanie a acceptat o propunere a ministerului apararii de a nu publica nimic despre serviciul militar al lui Harry cu talibanii.

Acordul a functionat surprinzator de bine si pana la Drudge Report, nimic despre unde e Harry nu a transpirat in media.

Pe blogul The Editros de la BBC, Jon Williams, care este seful de la “externe” de la BBC povesteste cum s-a intamplat aceasta poveste:

A news black-out is unusual, but not unique. An agreement exists between the police and the media over the reporting of kidnaps - the police have the right to request that media organisations don’t report an abduction while negotiations are under way, in case it makes the release of the hostage more difficult; in return, they accept the responsibility to update the media regularly and reveal the full story, on camera, once the situation has been resolved. When lives are at risk, it’s not always helpful to have things played out in the glare of publicity.

Ce au primit BBC, ITV si Ski la schimb? Evident interviuri cu si acces la Harry in Afganistan.