Spam Journalism: The spurious use of sensational headlines to add spice to an otherwise pointless article. There is never any lack of sex-related spam: Infidelity: it’s a right-wing, meat-eaters’ thing If your partner supports National, has a PC, drinks Coke, eats meat, has a tattoo, smokes and is a Christian, be warned – they could [...]

Spam Journalism: The spurious use of sensational headlines to add spice to an otherwise pointless article.  And in the quest for ever more sensational headline, MacDoctor brings you the original spam – food. Tasty foods linked to addiction Sugar and fat produce changes in the brain which resemble the effects of addictive drugs, a Waikato [...]

Spam Journalism: The spurious use of sensational headlines to add spice to an otherwise pointless article. There have been so many spam articles in the press recently, I haven’t had the heart to keep running Spam Journalism posts. It is a little too much like shooting fish in a barrel. However, I can’t really let [...]

Spam Journalism: The spurious use of sensational headlines to add spice to an otherwise pointless article Has anyone noticed how much the Herald is rapidly turning into a Labour propaganda pamphlet? It seems they are only too happy to blindly publish any press release from Labour with barely an alteration. I fully expect the parliamentary [...]

Spam Journalism: The spurious use of sensational headlines to add spice to an otherwise pointless article Ah, Bain spam. My favourite. David Bain calls 111 again David Bain has again called 111 – after coming across a woman who was badly injured in a car accident, says his supporter Joe Karam. But Karam was so confident the Good Samaritan [...]

Spam Journalism: The spurious use of sensational headlines to add spice to an otherwise pointless article. This one is not only spam, it is about spam (the meat product): Thumbs-up to fry-ups There’s good news if you’re tucking into bacon and eggs this morning – new research says a traditional fry-up is the healthiest way to [...]

Spam Journalism: The spurious use of sensational headlines to add spice to an otherwise pointless article. It’s funny how things come full circle. We are now at example 70 in my spam journalism series which has now been running for over a year. Believe me when I tell you that there was plenty more where that came [...]

Spam Journalism: The spurious use of sensational headlines to add spice to an otherwise pointless article. I’m impressed. I had to seriously consider a new category for this series. This is my first sample of Spam Investigative Journalism. Check this out: Drinking limits ‘not safe’ Alcohol watchdogs are calling on the Government to fast-track drink-drive [...]

Spam Journalism: The spurious use of sensational headlines to add spice to an otherwise pointless article. Sometimes you have to wonder whether health journalists actually have any understanding of health at all… Overdoses show risks of widely sold painkiller Auckland City Hospital sees on average six adults a week who have poisoned themselves with New [...]

Spam Journalism: The spurious use of sensational headlines to add spice to an otherwise pointless article. When reading a headline, it pays to look at the source that is being quoted, as this piece of Palin spam illustrates: Sarah Palin resigned due to marital troubles, says Levi Johnston Levi Johnston, former fiancé of Sarah Palin’s [...]