Paper Monitor
10:32 UK time, Monday, 26 March 2007
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Paper Monitor has a small confession to make, regarding family matters. For some time rumours have been circulating regarding the uncanny similarity in surnames between it and that of its host publication, Magazine Monitor. It's time to deal with these suggestions of nepotism head on – and disclose that, yes, Paper Monitor is a great nephew of that distinguished weblog baron Lord Monitor of Magazine. But in 'fessing up, Paper Monitor also wishes to emphasise it earned its position fairly, having gone through a rigorous and competitive selection procedure.
Surnames after all can be confusing. Take the Times' page three story today by religion correspondent Ruth Gledhill, who reports that the 91Èȱ¬'s Easter Songs of Praise was actually recorded at Lichfield cathedral in November. And who should be the bishop of Lichfield? None other than the Right Rev Jonathan Gledhill.
On reading this, Paper Monitor's mind was sent into a spin, leaping to the conclusion that the two Gledhills were surely related. In which case, why did it take the Times correspondent so long to uncover the story? But before committing type to screen, it felt duty bound to delve further. Alas, it seems that while the two Gledhills share the same moniker they are NOT RELATED – a point clarified by the Times hack .
But it just goes to show what a potential burden a distinguished surname can be - a view doubtless shared by Paper Monitor's entirely un-related namesakes, Milk, Baby and Christian Science.
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