What I will say is this: in simplistic, wide brushstroke terms – which is the way in which journalists desperately hunting around for stories now operate – blogs are equated with one thing and one thing only: ‘real life stories’.

It makes me glad that I gave up dealing in the complexities of my ‘real life’ some years ago, to be honest.

There is another point here: it is that *all* bloggers should be a little more worldly-wise. Even though there are millions upon millions of blogs scattered across the internet, it doesn’t stop a jouranlist from finding you. If you even think it’s remotely possible that it might happen to you, carefully consider what you might do, how you might react and what action you might take when it does.

I’m past the point of caring whether or not they pay me for my efforts. In fact, given the way they’ve treated me, I don’t particularly want their money now. However, their arrogance in refusing to respond still rankles.

Hmm, Press Complaints Commission… there’s an avenue I hadn’t considered…