Press Coverage

Manifesto Hustings Press Coverage Campaigning Papery Bits Ironbridge Giant Bridge Results Night

This year I did even more badly with the press than I did the year before. Oh well, what do I care?

Redbrick

I never had an interview with this publication. According to the newspaper, I declined the offer so they stuck a giant picture of me there instead. Initially I was quite annoyed about this, having not been contacted in any way by them. Turns out that the email they'd sent had probably gone straight into junk, never to be seen again. And to be honest, I think a giant picture suited my campaign far more than any real interview.

<scan of RB coming soon>

The real surprise for me was that Redbrick actually slags off most of the candidates. Bit of a shock move this, as usually Redbrick gives a slightly boring account of what's going on.

The Raddish

This is the 'unofficial' alternative to Redbrick. It comes out whenever an issue is ready to go to print, and before almost their entire writing staff stood in the election, I'd never head of it. Having read through a couple of back issues, I doubt I'll be picking up any future issues as it seems to be lots of people just having a rant. Which is ok if I'm the one ranting, but otherwise I have no interest.

No interviews with the Raddish, but there was an article about the presidential candidates in which they spelt my name wrong and implied I was running as a joke. Which I hate. Just because I didn't want to win, doesn't mean I'm wasn't taking things very seriously.

Burn FM

Couldn't really accept an interview off them since I'd already uploaded a website saying that no one listened to them. I'd be terrible with a live interview anyway.

That is until...

Guild TV

Now this one wasn't my fault. Admitedly, I wouldn't have gone (having seen Guild TV interviews in the past and cried), but I didn't get the invite to this one due to the damn bugs webmail being down.

...that is until the middle of the afternoon on the last day of voting when they caught me. Refusing to answer any of their pre-prepared questions (eg 'describe yourself in 5 words', 'who is your hero', etc) I gave in and let them film me saying 'Hi, I'm Damian Johnson'. Then I waved.

So there we have it. A particularly boring webpage with 'I didn't do it' repeated over and over.

Manifesto Hustings Press Coverage Campaigning Papery Bits Ironbridge Giant Bridge Results Night