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Covering disasters
Went to Oxford last night to hear Glenda Cooper’s excellent Guardian lecture about covering disasters and the collusion between journalists and aid agencies, among other things. Potted version here. Will post more when it’s all online.
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Journalism: the ethics of booze and fast cars
In the mid-1990s, when Jeremy Clarkson was young and engaging (charming, actually), I turned up to do a TV interview with him. He had a small house in West London, and he couldn’t have been more helpful. Parked outside was a top of the line black Volvo 850 (the T-5, I think), the family runaround,…
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ITV: Michael Grade’s "Midas" touch
Michael Grade. The scorecard so far: 1. Hires Dawn Airey “I started my career there [ITV] and I worked there for just under 10 years. Whether or not I end my career there, who knows?” 2. Brings back News At Ten “Maybe ITV are pandering [to Ofcom to get CRR changed], but if they think…
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Off topic: estimating the cost of World War IV
Having recently heard Norman Podhoretz promoting his rather ludicrous World War IV tome, it’s a pleasure to turn to someone unafraid of entertaining the troops, Marketwatch columnist, Paul Farrell. [L]et’s estimate the potential economic costs of the coming WWIV: 1. Demographics Economic costs can be estimated by extrapolating from demographics. We’re already fighting wars in…