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Journalism at the movies
I finally got round to seeing the Bourne Ultimatum at the weekend. (Spoiler ahead) It shoots straight into the top ten for cinematic journalist portrayals, though it doesn’t do us any favours. Paddy Considine plays Simon Ross, fictional security correspondent of the Guardian, a reporter so drippy his photo-byline is a tea stain. Farringdon Road…
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Bored by Burma
The BBC Editors blog has this comment from Anthony, after a post by Steve Herrmann explaining the moral and logistical complexities of online coverage from Burma: Although I’m rather appalled at myself for thinking this – I find the current wave of Burma coverage very dull and uninteresting. In particular – absent the nice juicy…
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Crimewatch
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An Israeli reporter writes…
Great piece from Gideon Levy of Haaretz: It was a pretty quiet year, relatively speaking. Only 457 Palestinians and 10 Israelis were killed, according to the B’Tselem human rights organization, including the victims of Qassam rockets. Fewer casualties than in many previous years. However, it was still a terrible year: 92 Palestinian children were killed…