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Sat, Apr 28 2012 00:28:21

The 'drama' at Tottenham Court Road

A man entered an office on Tottenham Court Road on Friday 27 April. This is a record of my and other analysis of the situation and the media coverage at the time.

  1. wonky_donky
    Chris Owen@wonky_donky
    hmmm... so the Huff Po has been evacuated... is @brokenbottleboy in London? ;-)
    Fri, Apr 27 2012 04:57:53
  2. brokenbottleboy
    Mic Wright@brokenbottleboy
    Follow @hullstephen for non-hysterical on-the-scene reports on the Tottenham Court Road situation #TCR
    Fri, Apr 27 2012 04:59:47
  3. uwitness
    Vaughan Simons@uwitness
    Yes, Twitter, that's right, go on laughing. If the guy in #tcr really has explosives strapped to him then it's absolutely HILARIOUS. Ugh.
    Fri, Apr 27 2012 05:04:32
  4. Aileen_Quigley
    Aileen Quigley@Aileen_Quigley
    @brokenbottleboy Later on, am gonna count the amount of newspaper reports that mention the word 'terrorist'. @woodo79
    Fri, Apr 27 2012 05:08:15
  5. brokenbottleboy
    Mic Wright@brokenbottleboy
    Expect to see the government use this #tcr incident as a example and excuse for really ramping up London security pre-Olympics.
    Fri, Apr 27 2012 05:06:57
  6. brokenbottleboy
    Mic Wright@brokenbottleboy
    I also guarantee that someone in the Cabinet Office is getting set to brand this guy "a known extremist".
    Fri, Apr 27 2012 05:10:12
  7. brokenbottleboy
    Mic Wright@brokenbottleboy
    5Live isn't covering the #tcr incident. Have had to move to #lbc for actual coverage. Come on 5Live, up your game.
    Fri, Apr 27 2012 05:12:44
  8. brokenbottleboy
    Mic Wright@brokenbottleboy
    Those claiming they'd do a "let's roll" type takedown of the hostage taker, get a grip of yourselves. You really don't know.
    Fri, Apr 27 2012 05:14:31
  9. brokenbottleboy
    Mic Wright@brokenbottleboy
    Man from HuffPo talking on LBC manages to mention its award win before discussing the #tcr situation. All class.
    Fri, Apr 27 2012 05:14:53
  10. JLSinc
    Jason Sinclair@JLSinc
    @brokenbottleboy Bloody Salford-centric BBC.
    Fri, Apr 27 2012 05:14:19
  11. brokenbottleboy
    Mic Wright@brokenbottleboy
    LBC is really in its element here. The woman currently presenting is doing an absolutely brilliant job. #tcr
    Fri, Apr 27 2012 05:16:26
  12. brokenbottleboy
    Mic Wright@brokenbottleboy
    The #tcr hashtag has become a locus for total pricks.
    Fri, Apr 27 2012 05:17:35
  13. brokenbottleboy
    Mic Wright@brokenbottleboy
    Also follow @brianwhelanhack for #tcr reports from the ground. Great journalist.
    Fri, Apr 27 2012 05:18:10
  14. brokenbottleboy
    Mic Wright@brokenbottleboy
    "Transport is obviously a nightmare as well…" Yes, that's the thing to focus on. FFS.
    Fri, Apr 27 2012 05:18:37
  15. uwitness
    Vaughan Simons@uwitness
    Every breaking news story, the Twitter pattern is exactly the same. Sigh.
    Fri, Apr 27 2012 05:17:20
  16. brokenbottleboy
    Mic Wright@brokenbottleboy
    Speculating wildly on a live hostage situation is NOT a good idea. #tcr
    Fri, Apr 27 2012 05:19:09
  17. brokenbottleboy
    Mic Wright@brokenbottleboy
    The Daily Express has dubbed the #tcr individual the "Starbucks Bomber". *slow hand clap* *unimpressed face*
    Fri, Apr 27 2012 05:20:40
  18. brokenbottleboy
    Mic Wright@brokenbottleboy
    Good lord, the woman doing such a good job on LBC is Julia Hartley-Brewer. How unlikely #tcr
    Fri, Apr 27 2012 05:23:49
  19. SimonNRicketts
    SimonNRicketts@SimonNRicketts
    My gosh - An 'expert' on Sky News has just quoted "Dog Day Afternoon" as an example of how the #tcr situation could escalate.
    Fri, Apr 27 2012 05:23:20
  20. brokenbottleboy
    Mic Wright@brokenbottleboy
    "Yeah so we Huffington Post UK won an award and…" "Um…the hostage situation." "Oh yeah, there's one of them going on." #tcr
    Fri, Apr 27 2012 05:24:52
  21. brokenbottleboy
    Mic Wright@brokenbottleboy
    "We've been asked to leave…" So instead you're stood their chatting to LBC. Very wise. #tcr
    Fri, Apr 27 2012 05:26:59
  22. brokenbottleboy
    Mic Wright@brokenbottleboy
    "Have you seen our video? Visit the website now…I NEED HITS." #tcr
    Fri, Apr 27 2012 05:30:16
  23. woodo79
    \/\/()()|]()79@woodo79
    Sky News and the Express doing a sterling job of showing why outlets like the BBC are being very cagey in their coverage. #foxnews #tcr
    Fri, Apr 27 2012 05:26:14
  24. brokenbottleboy
    Mic Wright@brokenbottleboy
    "I heard one of the ununiformed, non-uniformed, plain clothes…" Good, the HuffPo editor is doing SEO live on #lbc #tcr
    Fri, Apr 27 2012 05:29:46
  25. brokenbottleboy
    Mic Wright@brokenbottleboy
    If there's a crisis, you definitely want Adam Boulton reporting on it. He is such a BALANCED man #skynews #tcr
    Fri, Apr 27 2012 05:31:10

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