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Arguing against Nick Davies
British writer Nick Davies is an inspiration to a lot of young journalists, and rightly so (you can read more of his writing on social issues here). But now he has moved from covering drugs and criminal justice to report on journalism. And in doing so, he commissioned some research to back up his criticisms…
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Miles Kington on the spirit of journalism
The late Miles Kington was one of those people who could fashion amusement seemingly without batting an eyelid. Here he is in the Times explaining why he could never make it as a reporter: I got caught up in the June 1980 military coup in Bolivia. There had been TV crews waiting in La Paz…
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Tiny political scandal rocks British public life
This week a British MP has been in the spotlight for employing his son as a “researcher,” when it seems the young man did nothing for his money. But the issue of him not doing anything has been lost amid wider sniffing at familial employment. Even a mighty oak like Microsoft trying to buy Yahoo…
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PR, overwork killing British journalism
A study for Nick Davies‘ UK journo polemic is out today. [pdf] Reading it, I’m not convinced…