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The decline of political reporting
If you’re one of those people, like the former prime minister (how strange it is to write that) who worries about the future of political reporting and the quality of debate in the House of Commons – fear not. You’re in good company. If you want to see who shares your opinions, read on. If…
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Social mobility
John Humphrys‘ reports on social mobility are a stylish lesson in radio journalism. His delivery, scripting and questioning are a joy. The reports offer a great opportunity to hear from voices routinely denied access to the Today programme – the undeserving poor. So where did this morning’s piece come off the rails? In allowing Alan…
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The politics of Al Jazeera…
Wadah Khanfar‘s apparent ousting from the board of Al Jazeera came after intervention by Mahmud Abbas and an Arab intelligence service. At least that’s the story that ran earlier this month in Jordanian magazine Al-Majd.The Jordanian weekly’s sources have this to say: …the removal of Khanfar from the Al-Jazeera board of directors was the first…
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Blog-vertorial
In case you’ve been dozing, the blogosphere is filling up with the reactions to Valleywag‘s revelation that notable tech bloggers have been dropping Microsoft slogans into their copy. My reaction to the scandal? Well, I’m lovin’ it. Next time, however, the bloggers concerned should think different. Just for the record, you won’t be seeing undercover…