Being a foreign correspondent is a fascinating job, which many desiderate. You get to be the envy of the people back home, in a foreign land that becomes a new home to you, at least for a while. You get to watch history unfold, and furthermore, you get to have an influence on how it …
Monthly Archive: April 2012
Apr 26 2012
People Like Us
Today I interviewed Sunday Telegraph foreign correspondent Nick Meo as part of our GRNLive Interviews series. Nick has reported for GRNLive from Egypt, Libya, Norway and anywhere else his work sent him over the last few years. It was a very interesting and enjoyable conversation for me and hopefully for those of you who watch it. GRNLive’s …
Apr 18 2012
Reporting on Trial
The Trial of Norwegian mass-murderer Anders Breivik, who killed, by his own admission, 77 people in a well planned attack, stirred an extensive debate about different aspects of its media coverage. Some commentators have gone as far as to say that Breivik should not be put on trial at all, as it would enable him …
Apr 12 2012
Bread, Circuses and News
Guardian Media reports today that human rights activists in Bahrain are calling on the BBC and Sky to boycott the Formula 1 race planned to take place in the country on 22 April. Zainab al-Khawaja, daughter of hunger striking imprisoned activist Abdulhadi al-Khawaja, told the Guardian “If the Formula One does come to Bahrain, …
Apr 03 2012
What is a reporter?
Simone de Beauvoir famously said “One is not born a woman, one becomes one”. Recently I’ve heard a veteran editor paraphrase the very opposite about news reporters. “Either you are it or you are not. News reporters are a species”, she said. The remark was made flippantly but I remembered having similar thoughts when I …
World News
- How to watch SpaceX's Crew Dragon abort test live online this Saturday - Space.com January 17, 2020How to watch SpaceX's Crew Dragon abort test live online this Saturday Space.comNASA says SpaceX's Crew Dragon abort test is go for launch on doomed Falcon 9 rocket TeslaratiSpaceX abort test serves as practice run for astronauts, rescue teams Spaceflight NowSpaceX is about to destroy a rocket in a critical Crew Dragon test flight. Here's why. Space.comElon Musk's SpaceX […]
- UFC 246: A Tale About a Cowboy - UFC - Ultimate Fighting Championship January 17, 2020UFC 246: A Tale About a Cowboy UFC - Ultimate Fighting ChampionshipUFC 246: Conor McGregor v Donald 'Cowboy' Cerrone - all you need to know BBC NewsSports quiz of the week: Conor McGregor, cows, cricket and a crash The GuardianConor McGregor’s incredible houses including mansion in Ireland, Marbella villa and Las Vegas dream home The SunUFC 246: Conor McGregor […]
- Ashley Young: Inter Milan sign defender from Manchester United on initial six-month deal - Sky Sports January 17, 2020Ashley Young: Inter Milan sign defender from Manchester United on initial six-month deal Sky SportsAshley Young: Inter Milan sign defender on initial six-month deal BBC NewsThere are 37 exciting potential transfers that could still happen this month GIVEMESPORTInter agree £1.3m fee with Manchester United for full-back Ashley Young The GuardianHarry Maguire made Manchester United captain to succeed Ashley Young BBC […]
- Everything points the same way: to a victory for Keir Starmer - New Statesman January 17, 2020Everything points the same way: to a victory for Keir Starmer New StatesmanLabour leadership: Rebecca Long-Bailey pledges to return power to voters BBC NewsLabour leadership: Don't just blame 2019 campaign, Starmer warns BBC NewsWhy is Keir Starmer still paying lip-service to the politics that steered Labour into an electoral chasm? The IndependentLetters: The rise of Rebecca Long-Bailey shows that […]
- Trump impeachment: OJ Simpson's lawyer and man who got Clinton impeached on president's legal team - Sky News January 17, 2020Trump impeachment: OJ Simpson's lawyer and man who got Clinton impeached on president's legal team Sky NewsClinton prosecutor Ken Starr to defend Trump in impeachment BBC NewsGraham blasts the Dems, 'Impeachment is manufactured BS' Fox NewsTrump’s is the third impeachment in US history and no case has been stronger The GuardianThe Opening Moves in the Trump Impeachment Trial The New […]
- Can Microsoft's 'moonshot' carbon goal succeed? - BBC News January 17, 2020Can Microsoft's 'moonshot' carbon goal succeed? BBC NewsMicrosoft Promises to Be Carbon Negative by 2030 EcoWatchMicrosoft pledges to remove as much carbon as it has ever emitted Sky NewsAchieving net-zero emissions by 2050 will rest on 3 pillars World Economic ForumReaders’ personal climate actions: Hybrid cars, solar energy, diet changes, lobbying and more Seattle TimesView full coverage on Google News
- Man Utd hopes diminish further as Serie A side take pole in midfielder race - Teamtalk.com January 17, 2020Man Utd hopes diminish further as Serie A side take pole in midfielder race Teamtalk.comJurgen Klopp: Liverpool boss says Afcon switch to January is 'catastrophe' for club BBC NewsLiverpool vs. Man United: Can Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's squad score the upset? | Premier League ESPN UK'Complete' Firmino is changing the game for Liverpool and all strikers Goal.comChelsea are Premier League's […]
- Sunderland homophobic attack: Victim Charlie Graham targeted five times in past few years - Sky News January 17, 2020Sunderland homophobic attack: Victim Charlie Graham targeted five times in past few years Sky NewsShocking pictures show Sunderland woman bloodied and bruised after horrific homophobic attack Sunderland EchoSunderland woman left bloodied after 'homophobic attack' from behind by two men Sky NewsYoung woman subjected to vile homophobic attack in Sunderland Chronicle LiveLesbian covered in blood after homophobic attack wants everyone […]
- Man found guilty of aggravated assault against Owen Jones - The Guardian January 17, 2020Man found guilty of aggravated assault against Owen Jones The GuardianOwen Jones: Journalist attacked because of sexuality and political views BBC NewsOwen Jones’ attacker targeted columnist over ‘LGBT and left-wing beliefs’, judge rules The IndependentOwen Jones attacker tells court far-right belongings are football-related The GuardianLabour activist Owen Jones claims he's being bombarded with death threats Daily MailView full coverage on […]
- Scientists fear up to 4,500 Chinese patients may have caught the new coronavirus - Daily Mail January 17, 2020Scientists fear up to 4,500 Chinese patients may have caught the new coronavirus Daily MailCoronavirus: second death in China after Sars-like outbreak The GuardianWuhan virus: second death reported in China as Japan finds first case South China Morning PostThailand announces a SECOND case of Chinese coronavirus that has killed two people Daily MailChina reports second death from Wuhan pneumonia CNAView […]