Election tip: Send landscape pics of yourself to the media (make sure they're wider than they are tall). Portrait pics are automatically cropped on Facebook and Twitter (see diagram), so that lovely picture may be ruined! #iom#electiontips#iom#iomge2021#iomelection2021
New on HTFP today: Police investigate apparent bid to frame court reporter @JaseAlanRoberts for drug possession.
Jason says he is being targeted in a long-running campaign of intimidation.
Full story here:
https://t.co/L9IvehoGc6
NEWS: Journalist calls in Police after being sent drugs.
Jason Roberts believes it’s a targeted attack from someone aggrieved about how a case has been reported #News#IoM#ManxRadio https://t.co/j7wncTeqZH
Department of Environment, Food & Agriculture is being prosecuted for 4 health & safety offences from September 2019, along with Switched On Entertainment Ltd. No pleas entered yet, case has been adjourned.
It's odd the things people try under the Right to be Forgotten. "Dear Google, I pleaded guilty in court to a crime but please get rid of these search results because it makes me look bad". #iom#isleofman Via the @lumendatabase
Interesting, if somewhat disheartening. Much better rate in the IOM but it gives an idea of what starving outlets of resources can do.
https://t.co/I0DtG6kyjo
Another crazy Covid day in court: who goes to their friend's house if they're self-isolating with symptoms (later testing positive)? And then pops out with them (in a taxi) to buy beer?
@KBOCoach I respect his concern - by client he means someone within the social services system he thinks will suffer harm because of media coverage. But it's a misguided request. Training needed, I think.
For anyone that claims the government orders cover-ups in the Manx media, this is what you'll receive if you're a civil servant asking for a court case to be buried.
@KBOCoach I'm not sure I'm that worried about it - I think it's more ignorance of the possibilities than snuffing out stories. It always backfires: now it HAS to be used in case he starts telling people all you have to do is ask for it to be stopped.
@KBOCoach His heart's in the right place, I'm sure, but I don't think he thought it through. It's the third time he's asked for his client to be treated differently to other defendants.
Help a local US newspaper which owes $140,000 in legal fees, despite successfully defending a libel action against a paedophile.
https://t.co/UhMsVr4Lz8