Category: Journalists

  • Does she mean us?

    Here’s Deborah Howell, the Washington Post‘s ombudsman: Journalism tends to draw to its ranks those who are idealistic, who want to right society’s ills and who look upon their work as a calling. They look at journalism less as a job with a business than as a calling to public service, which can put them…

  • EasyJet and Today 2

    The Evening Standard ran a short par on the post on EasyJet and Today. My ‘journalism’ point is that CEOs now have huge resources to devote to preparing interviews on company results and communications – writers, trainers etc. Journalists don’t.

  • Every angle | Every side

    Al Jazeera English. First impression – I like it. Easy to watch. Few visual and presentational barriers to contend with. The stings are nice. Graphics: silver and orange and light blue – traditional blend, cleanly executed.Anchors: Lauren Taylor looking good. Stephen Cole and Felicity Barr are more polished than some of the packages and reporters…

  • Al Jazeera English – Arab reaction

    On the day Al Jazeera English launches where better to visit than the offices of a leading Middle East newspaper? There is a complete absence of excitement at the launch of the new service. Although Al Jazeera’s international profile remains high, its Arabic channel has lost out in its own backyard to Dubai-based channel Al…