More Britness

[resonant]

Wow. Lots of people had lots of extremely interesting input on the British press (and TV). I really appreciate everyone's help.

What I'm trying to do here is this. I've got a postwar story in progress, and I want to show one of the survivors being deluged with reporters demanding interviews. And I don't want to use the Daily Prophet or Witch Weekly or the Quibbler or whatever other canonical media there are, because i'm bored with those; I want to make up my own.

Now, if I had to make up an American newspaper or magazine, and create a plausible characterization for a reporter from it, that would be a breeze. But I'm totally flailing around in the deep water when it comes to the media of other countries.

That's why I was talking about personalities before; I thought if I could get snapshots of the "characterization" of some actual Brit media, I'd be able to come up with some of my own that would fit the pattern.

Still eager for more input, if anyone cares to offer any.

[edited to add] I'd be especially interested in a two-sentence personality profile of any high-profile publications/news shows aimed at people of Indian/Pakistani/etc. ancestry in Britain. Seems reasonable that there'd be a counterpart for wizards.

Comments

[wickedcherub.livejournal.com]

I have no real comments to add, except that London tabloids are notorious for being brutal. Their paparazzi go to enormous lengths to get any sort of photo and when I go to the newsagent to get my paper and see the foreign London papers, they don't seem to have any qualms about sticking 'naked Britney photos' on the front page.

That, and omg Resonant is writing HP! omgsquee

[resonant8.livejournal.com]

Well, "is writing" implies a certain immediacy that isn't quite accurate. I am currently ignoring three HP WIPs, and they're lined up on my dock looking at me reproachfully.