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Security experts…
From the BBC: Security analyst Glenmore Trenear-Harvey, who met Mr Litvinenko several times, said the media focus on the Kremlin was “lazy” and bore the hallmarks of a John Le Carre novel. “We have to put this in a historical context,” he said. “Litvinenko’s last job within the FSB was heading up the anti-corruption unit…
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Marash interview
Interview with AJE‘s Dave Marash on AFP. I wouldn’t call it the most informative thing I’ve read, except for his observation about AJE’s low story count. This can either be interpreted as longer = deeper or slower = duller depending on your attention span and the quality of the reporter.
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Hello darkness, my old friend
“You may succeed in silencing one man. But a howl of protest from around the world will reverberate, Mr Putin, in your ears for the rest of your life.” Alexander Litvinenko‘s posthumous curse is unlikely to have Vladimir Putin reaching for the earbuds just yet. And no one in the Kremlin is listening out for…
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TV News – who gives a Ross?
In television, I think we should start talking about the cost of what we do in Rosses – Jonathan Rosses. Just to refresh your memory, Jonathan takes home/homes about six million quid a year. So ITV News costs £35 million, that’s a six Ross deal. Channel 4 News is about £20 million, just over three…