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Is J K Rowling’s Rita Skeeter the new face of the fictional journalist? One reporter looks at the less than magical portrayal by authors of hacks on the job… Quidditch brooms at the ready: this Autumn heralds the latest film adaptation in the Harry Potter franchise. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire presents a […]
Continue ReadingNewspapers are flooded with maps of bird migration routes, explanations and analysis, but reports on bird flu vary so much that no-one is sure of the real threat… The viral spread of avian or bird flu occurs when the combination of the normal flu and the avian virus exists at the same time. The greatest […]
Continue ReadingDespite efforts over the last four years the US, the UN and the world still face the never-ending search for those responsible for terrorism and its financiers… At the 1999 United Nations International Convention for the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorists it was decided then that each country should take immediate steps […]
Continue ReadingLive 8 was a perfect example of how well Westerners live. The stars played and spoke out, surrounded by their make-up people, plenty of booze and all gained plenty of publicity… Madonna said in an interview afterwards she’d love to go and help out personally, something she said at the 1985 Live Aid concert also. So […]
Continue Reading{mos_image}Live 8 was a perfect example of how well Westerners live. The stars played and spoke out, surrounded by their make-up people, plenty of booze and all gained plenty of publicity… Madonna said in an interview afterwards she’d love to go and help out personally, something she said at the 1985 Live Aid concert also. […]
Continue ReadingDaily Telegraph foreign desk supremo Paul Hill explains what he looks for in a foreign correspondent and how to get onto his hallowed international pages… So what does the foreign manager of a newspaper that turns 150 this year expect from a modern freelance foreign correspondent?" Firstly, there are hundreds if not thousands of correspondents […]
Continue ReadingThe third part of our exclusive interview with the Foreign Manager of the Daily Telegraph, Paul Hill… Paul started at the Telegraph in 1971 when reporters filed from phone boxes and copy girls dashed dispatches off typewriters, so how has the business of journalism changed since then to the present day? "It’s a whole different […]
Continue ReadingThe second part of our exclusive interview with the Foreign Manager of the Daily Telegraph, Paul Hill… Freelancers looking to get their work published in papers like the Telegraph must also consider existing coverage, page space and relevance, Paul says. “We’ve only got about three foreign pages. Out of the 60 stringers […]
Continue ReadingCoverage of the terrorist attacks in London has bordered on the obsessive. But who’s responsible for the monster our demand for details has created? The recent attacks on London have delivered a devastating blow to the notions of security and comfort that had previously protected the citizens of London and enabled them (and us as […]
Continue ReadingA poll by the syndication website greatreporter.com shows two thirds of reporters still think print pips the post in prestige over web journalism… In the online poll, 66 per cent of respondents said they agreed with the statement: ‘Print journalism is more prestigious than online’. A quarter of voters said they didn’t agree with the […]
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