Comments on: Today in Basra

By: Jane Dowell (urgent request)

Jane Dowell (urgent request) — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 19:01:07 +0000

To Adrian Monck
I am an editor of a Christian resource which is including an article on John Humphrys’ book In God we doubt, which has been seen & approved by him. I am looking for a high resolution image of Humphrys at work and would like to use the one on this website — Basra Monday Oct 23 2006 — Please could you help with this or any other suitable image (see the website above). I need to know ASP. Thank you. Jane Dowell

By: Adrian Monck

Adrian Monck — Wed, 25 Oct 2006 15:30:00 +0000

You’re right Mark, he’s also an excellent reporter. It’s a shame sometimes that success (and let’s be honest the desire for a family life) almost forces reporters into roles where they can’t do what they do best. Humphrys is actually lower key in the field. I’d love to think radio was the future…maybe if we relabelled it as ambient audio!

By: Mark Adams

Mark Adams — Wed, 25 Oct 2006 13:08:00 +0000

I'm not what could be described as a John Humphreys groupie - I find his hectoring interview style intensely annoying, and visualizing his self-satisfied smirk can put me off my breakfast....however, I have to say how brilliant I think his reports from Basra have been. It's a long time since I've been impressed by 'journalism' of this sort - as opposed to the usual trite reporting. It's great that the BBC have given him the space to put a personal view and to paint a picture of what it is really like to be in the army in Basra - or to be a civilian there for that matter. there's been nothing sensational nothing truly remarkable just a sensible, measured description of what's going on there.
It only reinforces my view that radio is the future of broadcast journalism not meretricious TV.

By: Anonymous

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