Hacks Editors and Journalists.
I solved the mystery of 'you was in the NEWS OF THE WORLD'
Several weeks a go i wrote and submitted an article (which will be published next week)about a new initiative which Brighton and Hove council are implementing with regard to sex workers.
To cut a very convoluted story short, i regaled a local reporter (who was at a restaurant launch) with the subject matter of the said article.
He, much to my searing anger and despite my protestations, plageurised it.
The story was deeply flawed, since he did not have the correct information (i was unwilling to provide it) and he even attributed quotes to me---THAT I NEVER SAID AT ALL!!!
Like they say: 'Never let the truth get in the way of a good story'
A hack from N.O.W obviously nicked HIS supposed story and 2 steps removed, the story ended up like a Chinese Whisper and was even more misleading.
On a similar theme: The manager of a local store (who stocks my book)gave some information (though very tongue in cheek) for the 'Shopping section' of a local Gay Magazine....he gave it to the editor, who just passed it over to the office girl...and it was bloody printed.
This is what it said:......... BUY A WHORE FOR 5.99!!!!! I hasten to add it was about my book and the manager was only joking BUT...doesn't anybody CHECK these things.
Still on a similar theme...yet ANOTHER local Magazine had an article about prostitution a few months back and i felt the wording was misleading, i there fore emailed complaining that it was bad enough to have the bigotry and castigation cast in our direction, but even worse if editors printed disinformation....i sent him a web link showing him correct Home Office Law covering the subject matter.
I have just picked up a copy....and whilst he has got MY quote right (hurrah, be thankful for small mercies)he has asserted that all of the ILLEGAL areas are now (according to him) LEGAL......i truly give up.
Talk about education, education,education
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Added on: 12/03/05 12:37
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Anika Mae |
 
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It's on the 13th, and if you PM Coastman he'll let you know where it is.
Posted on: 12/05/05 08:58
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Letitcia |
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----when and where the xmas bash is-----i will see if i can come along!!!
Posted on: 12/05/05 08:30
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Anika Mae |
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I'm going because quite a lot of girls are. With the number of men interested some of them are bound to be a bit "oooh! hookers in the room and I don't need to pay!", and Kitty's made it clear that she doesn't intend to overdress. I donno, but it'll be in central Brighton so I can bugger off if it's boring.
Posted on: 12/05/05 06:01
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Letitcia |
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So, what's the deal...xmas meet wise----is it like when the members of www.theargus.co.uk go ape shit to meet a bone fide strumpet???
**disclaimer****: have met some lovely people from the forum--but there was an element of 'i want to meet a working girl' present--i don't like it---if that is the deal----i'm not coming
Posted on: 12/04/05 18:22
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Anika Mae |
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I know Coastman's a bloke, I've met him. Lots of silly bits of confusion here, but nevermind.
Posted on: 12/04/05 17:38
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Letitcia |
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Oh, that's absolutely fine, it's called 'fair trading'---the Lynne Daly interview was one of the few that didn't twist things around to make things seem salacious.
Coastman is a bloke though.....
Pick up a copy of Latest Homes on Tues though...should be my article in there
Posted on: 12/04/05 12:22
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Anika Mae |
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Just went back to SP... relax hon. It was just a misunderstanding of the article by Mr. Coastman. He certainly didn't mean to imply that anyone on SP had interveiwed you, he was just using something in an article as a converstation starter. He does that all the time, but this time failed to link to the article.
Posted on: 12/03/05 19:35
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Anika Mae |
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The writer appears to be female, it was the person who brought it to my attention that's male.
Posted on: 12/03/05 19:29
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Letitcia |
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But they do not make it clear as to whether they have lifted it or i gave THEM an interview---and i think they like it that way.
Sloppy, sloppy sloppy......
P.s how do we know it is a guy??
Posted on: 12/03/05 19:15
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Anika Mae |
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Ah... not that bad after all. The guy who posted the quote said it came from an interveiw, but I searched for one of the sentances and found http://theargus.co.uk/the_argus/archive/2004/12/03/NEWS90ZM.html, which is an article about your book.
Posted on: 12/03/05 18:47
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Letitcia |
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No, i am not familiar with it--though i should be because the words of my book are MY copyright (thank you for alerting me Anika)
Do you have the web address? GGGrrrrr! Journalism is SO sloppy!!!
Posted on: 12/03/05 18:29
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Anika Mae |
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Someone on http://sussexpunting.com/sussexpunting quoted an "interveiw" with you, in which a quote about parking is lifted almost verbatim from the first page of your book. I don't know where it was from and it's fairly benign lazy journalism, I guess, but do you know about this one?
Posted on: 12/03/05 17:50
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