adrian monck

Category: Journalism

  • Political communication

    The new face of political campaigning. Hillary Clinton does a Sopranos parody, which illustrates the limits of political comedy. Actually, watch it. There is nothing funny about it. But funny is not the point. Essentially, it’s about the setting – a feelgood diner, with happy Americans (voters) and a side order of Senator. Hillary and…

  • Reporting Terrorism

    It’s nearly two years since I wandered away With the local battalion of the bold IRA, For I read of our heroes, and wanted the same To play out my part in the patriot game. I don’t mind a bit if I shoot down police They are lackeys for war never guardians of peace And…

  • Alan Johnston: 100 days

    Let’s keep him in our thoughts. On Monday, the BBC‘s Vin Ray shared an email from Johnston, recounting a story from Grozny. Here it is: I was with a journalist, not a BBC bloke, who very much liked being in a war zone, and during the battle for the city, we were in an abandoned…

  • Reporting Terrorism: lecture preview

    For the masochists amongst you, here’s a preview of my public lecture on reporting terrorism. It covers the UK. The headline? We need publicly available transcripts of all court proceedings and documents. Sounds boring put like that. Maybe it is! It’s nearly two years since I wandered awayWith the local battalion of the bold IRA,For…