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Do Readers Know What They Want?
That was the title of a speech by Vinod Mehta, editor of Indian magazine Outlook, as he picked up the International Press Institute award for exposing corruption and incompetence in the Indian navy. Here is a little excerpt: [C]ontent is a mix of what the reader wants and what he does not want. The trick…
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Policy Exchange vs. Newsnight: Round 2
Here is Policy Exchange chairman Charles Moore using his Telegraph column to attack Newsnight editor Peter Barron in round 2 of the popular Think Tank vs. BBC battle. Moore, a former editor of the Spectator, the Sunday and the Daily Telegraph does not do himself any favours, as you can see. Over the summer, Policy…
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Al Jazeera’s return to Saudi Arabia
Back in October, I pointed to this post, suggesting that the following deal might be under way between KSA and Qatar: Saudi Arabia would return its ambassador to Qatar. There has been no Saudi envoy in Doha since he was recalled in 2002. Saudi King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz would attend the Gulf Cooperation Council…
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Newsgathering online: the missing canoeist
From the Guardian: A single mother put police and journalists to shame in their attempts to unravel the mysterious reappearance of the canoeist John Darwin by using a simple Google search, it emerged today… It was found by the anonymous woman after she tapped in the words “John, Anne and Panama” into Google. She then…