But here it is left to one tiny outlet, The Sark Newspaper, to get the story out, to overcome the clout, connections, and power of FT Alphaville.
First up, the reporter at the center of the scandal:
And then the Financial Times editor takes up the cudgel.Erm, guys, I've made it back into the Sark Newspaper. This time, curiously anonymous islanders have expressed their DISGUST at having been HOODWINKED by me. Apparently I'm challenging the infamy of @johnsweeneyroar's 2012 visit https://t.co/XztrF5SzNl pic.twitter.com/f4dVF8Vx7Q— Jemima Kelly (@jemimajoanna) January 25, 2019
Note the haughty, dismissive, big-city attack style:
Politics of personal destruction waged against an underdog who's only intent is to tell the truth as they see it (and maybe generate a couple million clicks)First a wanted style ad now this. The Sark Newspaper is trolling FTAlphaville reporter @jemimajoanna using extremely bizarre tactics. https://t.co/mXPJvzDDYJ— Izabella Kaminska (@izakaminska) January 25, 2019
I read the January 14 post by Alphaville's editor:Sark Newspaper's editor (Kevin Delaney) may have poor comprehension and/or google skills. @jemimajoanna 's reason for going to Sark was clearly explained by me here: https://t.co/DGZu2Dip8E— Izabella Kaminska (@izakaminska) January 25, 2019
When fake news purveyors visit Sark
And watched the short video report:
Sark: how electricity sparked Channel island crisis
And thought to myself what this story needs is a little "Clameur de Haro" from the plucky Sark Newspaper:
“Haro! Haro! Haro! A l’aide, mon prince, on me fait tort”,
Speaking of little rocks in the ocean. we've been sitting on a blockbuster link regarding the Orkney energy situation. Maybe next week.
In the meantime I'm going to work on my ancient Norman French accent.