UK Journalist Priorities are still Adrift




Cathy Humphreys show

Summary: The Sun seemed to concentrate on one aspect of a terrifying event in London when an helicopter crashed into a crane. The crane operator Nicki Biagioni told how he escaped death — because he overslept. The dad of three, 30, was an hour late and hurrying to climb the crane on a 52-storey building when a helicopter hit it, showering burning wreckage on to cars in the road below. He said: “I should be dead.” Two people, including pilot Peter Barnes, 50, died in the crash in Vauxhall, South London. Twelve were hurt. It seemed incidental to the story that there were two fatalities. A ccording to the next story, a guest on the JEREMY Kyle show caused hundreds of pounds worth of damage to the ITV studios after a lie detector test revealed his fiancée was cheating on him. In violent scenes aired on a very recent morning, viewers saw John fly into a rage and kick his foot through a glass door after he was shown the results. However, most comments to the story included "This was a repeat. I saw it a while ago. This isn't news" and "Jeremy Kyle is a evil joke...he gives people the 7th Hell about addiction and yet his show is sponsored by FOXY BINGO ?!?!?!!?" We discussed a story about thousands of East European immigrants expected to reach the UK Commentsw included...."Since the end of the second world war this country has been a haven for the oppressed and persecuted of the world. But our peoples hospitality has been abused by a huge influx of economic migrants from the failing countries of the EU. When continued membership of the EU threatens the very fabric of our society it is time to take immediate action to remove the threat" and "Hope they enjoy their holidays in the UK and spend lots of money. Our hotels need the business." And we finished with a nice story about David Beckham....