A CJ could do better than Bell
I WAS astounded by a particularly witless Steve Bell cartoon on the letters page of the last issue. Surely with all the talent there is in journalism the use of an expletive in a cartoon is an example of expression aimed at the lowest common denominator.
I believe that journalists have a duty to report the news accurately first and secondly to make it entertaining. This cartoon does neither. We need more from talented staff than a low brow vitriolic attack on a newspaper chief executive.
If this is the best we can do perhaps we should just let citizen journalists take over and see if they can do better.
David Cruickshanks
Dalgety Bay, Fife
I WOULD class myself as one of those people that think swearing and bad language are a disease in society fit for the chavs and stupid of the world.
I don’t like to hear it and I definitely don’t like to see it in print, weakening our language.
To see it in a cartoon in the Journalist is unforgivable. The cartoon wasn’t funny either.
Please remove my name from the mailing list.
Peter Grist
Southampton
This has been done. Editor