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Another Iraq blog…
I keep an eye out for interesting blogs (authenticity unguaranteed) from Iraq. This one is zen-traveler from “Eric,” a security type guarding what I’m guessing is the Fox News villa in Baghdad. A lot of boredom, the ever-present threat of violence, live-shots – and some Zen Buddhism. Some interesting observations, but if I was Eric,…
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Investigative Journalism
We’re hosting the Centre for Investigative Journalism Summer School from next Friday, 20 July. Seymour Hersh will deliver the keynote. You can go to www.tcij.org for more details and to register for the Summer School. Speakers include David Leigh, Lowell Bergman, Tom Mangold, Sharon Tiller, David Donald, Ali Fadhil, Stephen Grey, Mark Hunter, Tommy Kaas,…
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Royal reporting 101: contrast and compare…
Whilst the BBC is apologizing for misleading people…
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The Queen
Thanks to the Guardian, the promo that the absurd BBC row was about… First point – is she really having a go at Annie Leibovitz? It sounds like royal joshing… Second point – it certainly doesn’t show her walking off in a huff, it’s just a simple shot transposition that could make you leap to…