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Offline mellenORL

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New term for low brow investigative journalism; instigative trollerism.
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New term for low brow investigative journalism; instigative trollerism.
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That's just amazing.  I mean simply amazing that he thought this was a good idea.

Ironbite-really hope it bites him in the ass soon.

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Sadly, The Mail on Sunday is actually less hateful than the regular Daily Mail.

Yet we still get this...

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The difference between these kinds of journalists and mosquitos is that one is a blood-sucking insect that preys on unwary victims and transmits a lot of nasty stuff...

...and the other is a mosquito.
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And here's the public reaction:

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Food banks see donations surge after being criticised by Mail on Sunday
Number of Trussell Trust donors jumps after article accuses charity of failing to run proper checks on food parcel claimants


Mark Tran   
The Guardian, Monday 21 April 2014 03.15 AEST


Britain's biggest food bank provider has seen a surge in donations after a Mail on Sunday article criticised the charity for failing to run proper checks on people claiming food parcels.

Before the article, there had been about 250 public donations since the Trussell Trust launched its JustGiving page in late January. That jumped to more than 3,300, worth more than £36,000. Several donors cited the article as the reason for contributing.

"The Mail on Sunday story appalled me. This is the least I can do to apologise for their crime," said Anonymous after donating £10.

Another, Spitting Feathers, said: "I am incensed by the disgraceful article. Call this journalism? I don't. I'm not a Christian and admire the work being done by human beings for their fellow human beings. Thank you."

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Following the surge in donations, first reported on the BuzzFeed news site, the Trussell Trust tweeted: We're blown away by the response to the article on Twitter! Over £15,000 raised for Trussell
http://www.theguardian.com/society/2014/apr/20/food-bank-donations-trussell-trust-mail-sunday

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Now dat's what I'm talkin' bout, mang.