normal investigative journalism?

[Gerrard Winstanley]

Agreed,

Fact is too many anarchists have a paranoid view of the 'fascist
media' that too often ends up being a self fulfilling prophecy. They
fail to understand the situationist concept of political theatre which
works well with otherwise bored journalists.

They don't see how direct action can resonate through the press and
see activism as a series of localised events which they only want
'alternative' media to cover thus self-marginalising.

People may remember in 1999 we had someone in one of the TV newsrooms
who happened to be a massive Diggers fan and they were giving us
sympathetic coverage almost every other day.

Tony Gosling





--- In diggers350 at yahoogroups.com, Simon Fairlie <chapter7 at ...> wrote:
>
> I can see why a journalist might want to come along pretending to be  
> a punter. That way you are more likely to get ordinary treatment,   
> rather than the spiel concocted for the media. Isn't this simply  
> normal investigative journalism? We'd all be happy for a lefty  
> journalist to phone up  Savils estate agency pretending to be a rich  
> client — indeed I've done it myself.
> 
> Simon
> 
> 
> 
> >
> >
> > From: suburbanstudio at ...
> > Date: 29 April 2008 08:51:42 BDT
> > To: diggers350 at yahoogroups.com
> > Subject: Re: [diggers350] 'Estate agents' offer empty homes for  
> > squatrers
> >
> >
> > A bit more background in regard the article
> > on the Daily "Cry" ...
> >
> > During the opening of the squatters estate agents at the
> > new Shoreditch / London squatted social centre,
> > (http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2008/04/396097.html)
> > a very curious guy came along. He was asking many questions
> > and information beacuse - he said -he wanted to find
> > a squat for himself...
> >
> > The day after, the same guy turn up, with a much better dress
> > and an NUJ card... he his saying to be a journalist for the
> > Daily Mail and want to do an article about the squatters estate
> > agent.  The answer was clear from our side.
> >
> > We were not interested to collaborate with a journalist we did not
> > know, and in particularly for the the Daily Mail.......
> >
> > Finally the article appeared on the Mail on Sunday, together with
> > detailed pictures of the building and the "estate agent"...
> >
> > I guess now, the question to Miles Goslett, and to the NUJ is...
> > Why had he to cover up his identity coming along to the social centre
> > pretending to be a squatter ?
> >
> >
> > Gerrard Winstanley wrote:
> >>
> >> 'Estate agents' offer empty homes for squat
> >>
> >> By MILES GOSLETT
> >> Last updated at 01:47am on 27th April 2008
> >>
> >> lots of pictures here
> >> http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html? 
> >> in_article_id=562325&in_page_id=1770 <http://www.dailymail.co.uk/ 
> >> pages/live/articles/news/news.html? 
> >> in_article_id=562325&in_page_id=1770>
> >>
> >> At first glance, they are the sort of glossy particulars you would
> >> find in the window of any estate agent's.
> >>
> >> But, on closer inspection, most of the properties on offer 'boast'
> >> some rather unusual features - such as boarded-up windows, possession
> >> orders and no front-door entrance.
> >>
> >> The homes are being offered by Squatters Estate Agents, which has set
> >> up a 'shop' in a derelict warehouse near the gleaming office  
> >> buildings
> >> of the City of London.
> >>
> >> The new service is advertised on anti-capitalist websites and
> >> prospective 'tenants' are directed to the premises - squatted, of
> >> course - in the Shoreditch area of the capital.
> >>
> >> A reporter from this newspaper met James, an 'agent' in his late 20s,
> >> wearing jeans, a T- shirt and several days' stubble, who guided us
> >> through the details of dozens of ' available properties' on printed
> >> sheets produced using a digital camera and a computer.
> >>
> >> He explained that the service was free and designed to guide others
> >> like him into new digs.
> >>
> >> http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html? 
> >> in_article_id=562325&in_page_id=1770 <http://www.dailymail.co.uk/ 
> >> pages/live/articles/news/news.html? 
> >> in_article_id=562325&in_page_id=1770>
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
> >
> >
>