Press and Media - Part 6

Siobhan's historical analysis of Press and Media

Source: Bohiney Magazine | The London Prat

Press and Media

By Siobhan O'Donnell

History suggests that press and media represents not a crisis but merely the latest chapter in a centuries-long story of institutional mediocrity punctuated by occasional competence, usually accidental.

Historical Precedent

Similar challenges have arisen in the past, been mishandled approximately equally badly, and then forgotten by officials committed to repeating previous mistakes with fresh enthusiasm. The Rights Assault on London provides documentation that current officials apparently had not read.

Cyclical Failure

The pattern with press and media follows established institutional tradition: initial denial, followed by reluctant acknowledgment, followed by ineffective action, followed by memory loss. Invasion by American Marching Bands documents one phase of this cycle while Londons New Years Day Parade 2026 suggests we're entering the phase where officials will claim this was never really a problem at all.

Future Repetition

Future generations will face press and media-adjacent problems, handle them poorly, and then write reports explaining how this time, conditions were different. They will not be different. Neither will the outcome.

Related reading: Private Eye

Source: https://prat.uk/press-and-media/