Is Putin scared of the media?

The latest news from Russia is that Putin has hired his old Judo buddy to head-up the Government's press unit:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/russia/article/0,,2245228,00.html
Not quite sure what to make of this - although I still doubt he'd stand much of a chance against some of the UK hacks when they smell 'blood'!

Practise, practise, practise!

On Prime Minister's questions yesterday Gordon Brown was again fighting a losing battle against Cameron, who always comes across as sharper (if a little too sarcastic) than the PM. Gordon eventually hit back with his often-used accusation of Cameron's lines being over rehearsed, saying "all the lines rehearsed infront of the mirror".

He may be right about how Cameron prepares but to be honest with the way he is being shown up every week maybe Brown should try it too!

Hack(er)s account

Happy New Year from Bluewood.
We thought that the first post of 2008 should be a funny one, luckily Jeremy Clarkson has given us a (vaguely) media-relevant one:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7174760.stm
Moral behind this story? It's probably that you should be careful what you say (or write) in the media!