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
- Day Trippers: Beatles fans in Liverpool – photo essay - The Guardian April 10, 2020Day Trippers: Beatles fans in Liverpool – photo essay The GuardianUnseen photograph of the Quarrymen taken before they became The Beatles emerges Daily MailRevisiting John Lennon’s candid interview on The Old Grey Whistle Test in 1975 Far Out Magazine'I was shattered' – Paul Weller, Booker T and more on the day the Beatles split The GuardianThe Beatles: Quarrymen photo […]
- Tory minister drives 40 miles to visit mum and dad during coronavirus lockdown - Mirror Online April 10, 2020Tory minister drives 40 miles to visit mum and dad during coronavirus lockdown Mirror OnlineCabinet minister Robert Jenrick visited his parents during Covid-19 lockdown The GuardianCabinet minister Robert Jenrick drives 150 miles to second home during coronavirus lockdown Telegraph.co.ukHousing secretary defends visiting parents’ home despite social distancing guidance The IndependentRobert Jenrick's messages to the public: 'We need to stay […]
- Coronavirus latest: at a glance - The Guardian April 9, 2020Coronavirus latest: at a glance The GuardianCoronavirus: Boris Johnson out of intensive care but remains in hospital BBC NewsCoronavirus: Boris Johnson out of intensive care but remains in hospital - BBC News BBC NewsMary Dejevsky: The outpouring of support from world leaders proves how huge an asset Boris Johnson is The IndependentThe government has a lockdown dilemma – difficult […]
- Football's very future is at stake amid coronavirus pandemic so players must cut clubs some slack - Daily Mail April 9, 2020Football's very future is at stake amid coronavirus pandemic so players must cut clubs some slack Daily MailCoronavirus: Southampton first Premier League club to announce players to defer salaries BBC SportFA Council confirm decision over Step 3-7 results being expunged | Lowestoft Town and King's Lynn FC PinkUnFA Council uphold decision to void Non-League and women's seasons despite […]
- Clap for our Carers sees Scots thank frontline key Coronavirus workers for third week - Daily Record April 9, 2020Clap for our Carers sees Scots thank frontline key Coronavirus workers for third week Daily RecordBritain takes to the streets to clap for the carers in latest weekly salute to the NHS Daily MailPeople clap for carers and NHS workers across the UK for third week in a row The TelegraphClap for NHS: When do we clap our […]
- Opec and Russia reach deal to cut oil production by 10m barrels a day - Financial Times April 9, 2020Opec and Russia reach deal to cut oil production by 10m barrels a day Financial TimesOil producers agree to cut production by a fifth BBC NewsOpec and Russia to cut oil output by 10m barrels a day Telegraph.co.ukOil price war came at the worst possible time, and a truce between Moscow and Riyadh can’t come too soon RTThese are […]
- UFC 249 canceled after ESPN and parent company Disney intervene - The Guardian April 9, 2020UFC 249 canceled after ESPN and parent company Disney intervene The GuardianWATCH: Dana White Reveals a Jaw-Dropping Promo For UFC 249 Essentially SportsRose Namajunas pulled out of UFC 249 bout vs Jessica Andrade after two family members died of coronavirus The SunEnson Inoue's Favorite Fighter is Khabib? | Random Questions SBN MMABREAKING: UFC 249 Cancelled by Dana White Essentially SportsView […]
- RICHARD LITTLEJOHN: Why are politicians being paid more money to cope with the coronavirus? - Daily Mail April 9, 2020RICHARD LITTLEJOHN: Why are politicians being paid more money to cope with the coronavirus? Daily MailMPs offered £10,000 for coronavirus office costs BBC NewsCoronavirus: MPs offered extra £10000 each for home working expenses The TimesNorthern Ireland MPs defend offer of extra £10,000 expenses for working from home Belfast TelegraphCoronavirus: MPs' office expenses hiked by £10,000 Daily MailView Full coverage on […]
- Coronavirus: Spain PM sees 'fire coming under control' - BBC News April 9, 2020Coronavirus: Spain PM sees 'fire coming under control' BBC NewsCoronavirus: Spain close to the beginning of a decline in epidemic - PM Sky NewsSpain extends state of emergency amid hopes coronavirus 'is coming under control' Express.co.ukOne in ten Spanish coronavirus victims has now died from the disease Daily MailSpain coronavirus death rate sees one in every 10 cases passing […]
- Hundreds of UK care home deaths not added to official coronavirus toll - The Guardian April 9, 2020Hundreds of UK care home deaths not added to official coronavirus toll The GuardianCoronavirus: Several deaths at third Scottish care home BBC NewsResidents die at care home in East Lothian after 'significant outbreak of coronavirus' Daily RecordCoronavirus: Fifteen die at Luton care home Sky NewsCoronavirus: Four die at County Durham care home with symptoms BBC NewsView Full coverage on Google […]