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Journalism An
archive of ffinlo Costain's campaigning journalism, including social
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environmental radio documentaries, the Manx Food Show, links to short
films, and the Green Column back catalogue. ffinlo was a Finalist Award Winner at the New York Festivals radio awards in 2008. See below for details. |
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| Green Commentary ffinlo
was the foremost environmental commentator on the Isle of Man between
2007 and 2010. He is now a freelance journalist in the UK. Work samples appear below. Recent commentary: To
read
recent Manx Tails Green
Columns, please click here - and
visit the Green pages. ffinlo on Labour Uncut:
CSR analysis - government's green boasts were vain and idle - Click
here ffinlo on
Better Generation: The assault on off-shore wind begins - Click here |
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| Print Journalism In addition to his
environmental commentary, ffinlo also frequently writes and comments in
other print media and on the radio on a range of subjects. Links
to sample articles (pdfs) appear below. |
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| Film making ffinlo worked with the
Manx Heritage Foundation to make short films for
schools about agriculture on the Isle of Man. To watch the films on the
Manx Heritage Foundation website - Click
here To
watch eco-shorts on the Manx
Tube website - Click
here |
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| Radio Broadcasting ffinlo
was the main
environmental broadcaster on the Isle of Man.
His programmes were meticulously researched and pulled no punches. He
also wrote and presented two series of the Manx Food Programme. A Listen Again
index of the most recent programmes appears below. |
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| Links to sample print articles (pdfs): How planning became a part of PR, British
Farmer and Grower Does engaging the community make a difference to your planning application? - Click here Talking Point, Wiltshire MagazineHolli Kilburn is doing for conservation biology what Indiana Jones did for archaeology - Click here The rights of man, Big IssueThe Isle of Man has lowered the voting age to 16 - should the UK follow its example? - Click here A global first for Flybe, Money
MediaFlybe have introduced CO2 eco-labelling for all their 'planes - Click here I am the egg man, Money Media ffinlo meets the best free-range egg producer on the Isle of Man - Click here Manx food & farmers,
Manx Tails A regular monthly column, which ran for two years - Click here |
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| Listen Again to 2009 programmes: Recent radio documentaries for Manx Radio (the Isle of Man's public service broadcaster). Perspective is the politics show that gets under the skin of current events: Is the Isle of Man Racist? - Two special investigations: Programme One -
Nationalism
or
racism? 24
mins. Available
now. Listen
Again Programme
Two - Is the Isle of Man
racist? 24 mins. Available
now. Listen
Again Racism
survey
results:
attitudes to race on the Isle of Man
- Click here Perspective,
Energy security - March
2009Since 2006 the Isle of Man there has been a Tynwald policy to develop renewable energy. But who’s responsible for putting that policy in place? And why has so little happened since Tynwald agreed it? ffinlo spoke to the Chairman of the MEA, to renewable energy experts, and to the author of the Tynwald energy policy itself. Can the wind power our future – or is it all just hot air? Listen Again |
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| Listen Again to 2008 programmes: Perspective, Climate
change
- March 2008: ffinlo was a Finalist
Award Winner with this programme at the 2008 New
York Festivals radio awards (alongside programme makers from the
Canadian
Broadcasting Corporation,
United Nations Radio, and the Washington World Asian Network) for his
Perspective Climate Change Special on Manx Radio. To listen again click
here ffinlo
also made one off Perspective documentaries on Fuel Prices (July 2008),
Marine Conservation (April 2008), and Agricultural Decoupling (December
2008). No longer available on this site. Manx Food Show 2008 & 2007 ffinlo wrote, presented and co-produced two series of the Manx Food Programme. These are no longer available on this site. No longer available on this site. Other 2007 programmes 16
&
17
years
were given the right to vote on the Isle of Man in 2006. In
a series of
four Perspective programmes ffinlo invited 16 - 18 year
olds to debate current
affairs in front of their peers and interview the relevant Isle of Man
Government minister on each subject. No
longer available on this site. |
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