Tristan Stewart-Robertson
Read biographyTristan Stewart-Robertson is a journalist based in Glasgow, Scotland. He writes for Firstpost on the media, internet and serves as an objective, moral compass from the outside.
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It’s hypocritical for NYT, WSJ to lift paywalls for Sandy
The Toronto Star, Canada's biggest selling newspaper, on Monday revealed that it will introduce a paywall system in 2013 for content. Shortly after, the New York Times, Wall Street Journal and others all lifted their paywalls to ensure readers could get free access to the surge in information about the #Hurricane Sandy #InMyOpinion #New York Times #Paywalls #Wall Street Journal
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US Prez polls: Why social media trumps blogs, media outlets
Having just returned from a two-week visit to the United States, I can reliably inform you that there are two Americas. One is the America of people going to school, to work, loving and living life, complaining about the weather, enjoying the weather, laughing, praying, crying and shouting. It is no #Barack Obama #Elections #Mitt Romney #OnOurMind #US
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The ‘malarkey’ of election debates
As if to prove my point about appearances, everyone watching the vice presidential debate on Thursday night manipulated the results for their own purposes. Democrats claimed Joe Biden "mopped the floor" with Paul Ryan, giving a strong performance and immediately hitting back at Ryan's false claims. They loved his use of #Joe Biden #Paul Ryan #PoliticsDecoder #US Presidential Election 2012 #VP debate
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Why Obama desperately needs Biden to win the VP debate
Though I wrote last week that Mitt Romney won the first presidential debate against Barack Obama, I didn't think it would cause a poll implosion. The numbers emerging from the US election, are showing a shift to Romney in the lead for the first time, and across almost all measures. He's #Barack Obama #democrat #HowThisWorks #Joe Biden #Republican #US Presidential Elections 2012
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Why the Obama-Romney debate was a big fat yawn
The TV networks in the US all talked of fact checking the presidential debate, with the hosts for the first outing, NBC, even boasting a "truth squad". There's really very little point in worrying about facts - the candidates certainly don't, and the voters don't either. Assuming you could have made head #Barack Obama #Colorado #Mitt Romney #OnOurMind #US presidential debate
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Topless royalty, murdered envoys and the great privacy debate
The Duchess of Cornwall - Kate, as everyone still calls her in the press - has been photographed sunbathing topless, and the images printed in a French magazine. The dying US ambassador to Libya was photographed seemingly being dragged through the streets and the images were printed by the LA Times. #Christopher Stevens #CriticalPoint #Kate Middleton #Libya #Media ethics #Prince Harry #US ambassador
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Why the Blade runner controversy is good for the Paralympics
You probably shouldn't laugh at a spat about the length of artificial legs at the Paralympics, but it is kind of funny. Plus it's the only place you would ever see such a debate. Oscar Pistorius's blunt reaction after he was defeated in the 200m by Brazilian Alan Oliveira might have #Alan Oliveira #Blade runner #HowThisWorks #London 2012 #Oscar Pistorius #Paralympics
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Why the Paralympics are really the greatest show on earth
While recently talking about the upcoming Paralympics in London, a non-journalist colleague said: "I really have no interest in seeing someone with one arm swim 200m." Another agreed: "Are you going to give everyone their own games? The Catholic Games? The White Games? Where do you draw the line?" I pointed #InMyOpinion #London 2012 #Olympics #Oscar Pistorius #Paralympic
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Naked Harry pics: Are UK papers finally growing up?
When British papers won't run the naked pictures of Prince Harry, you know something's changed. The Press Complaints Commission, on behalf of St James's Palace, warned British papers that it was not in the public interest to run copies of the photos. Ever since the Leveson Inquiry into press standards, #Censorship #MediaCrit #Prince Harry #Prince Harry naked pictures #Tabloid Journalism #UK phone hacking scandal
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Julian Assange is not the tragic hero he thinks he is
Only Julian Assange could turn sex allegations against him in Sweden into a US "witch hunt" against a website he started. Standing at a balcony at the Ecuador embassy on Sunday , the Wikileaks founder demanded President Obama end his attacks on the site. No mention of the extradition order #Bradley Manning #Ecuador #HowThisWorks #Julian Assange #Political asylum #US #Wikileaks