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Al Jazeera – still angry
Interesting interview with Ahmed Sheikh, editor-in-chief of the Arabic version of Al Jazeera. It’s very nicely handled by Pierre Neumann from Swiss mag, Die Weltwoche. Here a flavour: You sound bitter. Yes, I am. At whom are you angry? It’s not only the lack of democracy in the region that makes me worried. I don’t…
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Disappointed by the pace of success?
Final Bush-Blair presser post and my favourite Bushism – “I am disappointed by the pace of success.” Here’s the basic division of opinion on Nick Robinson. 1) GO GET ‘EM Chicago Tribune: We American reporters aren’t sure why our British cousins don’t stand when they ask questions of our president or their prime minister like…
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Unknown British reporter
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Weekend reading…
Second weekend excuse…this highly entertaining blog post from Eurotrash. It comprehensively works over a young music reviewer from a local London paper, and also journalists generally: Step forward Dean…From your picture, you appear sneering, which is an excellent attribute for any journalist. This week Dean is ‘presenting’ to us, Ginger Bread Men, who come complete…