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August 13, 2007
Climate Camp
It's often difficult deciding how to cover a big national story which happens on your own patch.
Climate Camp has already attracted hundreds of column inches over the past few days and attracted massive interest from television and other forms of the media.We have also given it considerable coverage in previous issues of the Gazette.
Media interest is intensifying as the campaigners start to set up camp in Sipson Lane and by tomorrow around 2,000 people are expected to be on the camp for a week-long protest against the plans to extend Heathrow Airport.
There is no doubt it's a big story on an issue that affects a lot of people in the borough. However, it's one that we are unlikely to come up with anything new on that will not be covered elsewhere in the media over the next few days.
Yes, we will obviously be covering it in this week's Gazette but, it is highly unlikely it will be our front page splash. I am hoping that we can come up with something different although I have to say that apart from Climate Camp it is a very quiet news week at the moment.
We will certainly be watching events closely at the Camp over the next few days where there has been talk of acts of 'civil disobedience' aimed at BAA and a day of 'mass direct action' is planned for Sunday.
You will also be able to keep upto date with events at the Camp through our website and I would also be interested to hear your views on it via this blog.
PS: I promised I would report back on my son's visit to Jamie Oliver's restaurant Fifteen in London for his birthday celebration. The verdict was that it was a food experience not to be missed and a good time was had by all. However, I am not sure that paying £12 for a large glass of white wine is value for money!
Posted by aseal at August 13, 2007 2:17 PM