en-us http://www.bloggerheads.com/archives/2015/02/alex-wickham-john-cleese/ Comments from Alex Wickham ('top tabloid journo') vs. John Cleese, Hacked Off and the facts http://www.bloggerheads.com/archives/2015/02/alex-wickham-john-cleese/#IDComment953687207There are so many inaccuracies and biases in Wickham's account that I can say - from some experience - he'd been thrown out of court and referred to the Attorney General if he tried this kind of misrepresentation in a trial. Every quote is a cherry picked phrase akin to a theatre publicist who changes a drama review "this show is about as compelling as a changing traffic ligh" to "this show is... compelling" One egregious misrepresentation: Wickham says that Cleese called him a liar. As Bloggerhead records verbatim, Cleese said "You’re absolutely free to tell any lies you want about me.” The other abbreviated version of this line: "Cleese called me a free man." Let's just reverse this for a moment. I say to Wickham "You''re absolutely free to sext me if you want." There's a thing in the English language called the future conditional tense. And no, I've haven't been sexted by Alex Wickham. Fri, 27 Feb 2015 21:47:12 +0000http://www.bloggerheads.com/archives/2015/02/alex-wickham-john-cleese/#IDComment953687207 http://www.bloggerheads.com/archives/2015/02/alex-wickham-john-cleese/#IDComment953345835I also attended this meeting, with the main purpose of trying to get a better handle on the issues involved- my position was / is neither pro or con. I can also confirm that this is an accurate description of what happened in the meeting - from the various comments by people who were not there the impression is that they have a vested interest in ensuring that truth in reporting becomes a dying facet of journalism Thu, 26 Feb 2015 21:06:59 +0000http://www.bloggerheads.com/archives/2015/02/alex-wickham-john-cleese/#IDComment953345835 http://www.bloggerheads.com/archives/2015/02/alex-wickham-john-cleese/#IDComment953292096I was also at the rally and can verify this is a wholly accurate representation of what happened. It's unsurprising a minor journalistic misbehaviour has been allowed to hijack more useful coverage of a well-attended and important event. I am a board member of the Media Standards Trust and represented pro bono many victims of miscarriages of justice and press assassination, including the late Sally Clark. Thu, 26 Feb 2015 16:28:38 +0000http://www.bloggerheads.com/archives/2015/02/alex-wickham-john-cleese/#IDComment953292096