So desperate to be the news...

[northernladuk]

Reminds me of war-zone journalists who carry a child's toy in their bag a place it on the rubble for effect.

That's exactly the example that sprung to my mind when I was reading the first post!

[vetran]

That's exactly the example that sprung to my mind when I was reading the first post!

Dimbles!!!

[AtW]

Nothing wrong with journalists going undercover.

She was hardly under any cover during the interview, wasn't she?

[NotAllThere]

I'd forgotten about Dimbles.

Don't forget Dimbles!

The thing is, I do have a sneaking sympathy for Damian's approach. Of course, he's doing it to get awards. But if a little creativity brings home to people how bloody awful the event was... is that really a bad thing?