A short history of Modern Journalism
Aug.17, 2010 in
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Some of my friends want to become journalists but I can’t think of a more depressing, meaningless and soul-crushing profession. Bear in mind that I work in politics.
A lot of the journalistic types go into the profession hoping to pose though questions, expose stories and fight corruption but before they know it, they’re speculating about whether Jordan is getting divorced from some bloke.
So here is a gripping illustration of journalism:
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August 17th, 2010 at 2:00 pm
Good article. A interesting book on investigative journalism is "Tell me no lies" edited by John Pilger… it's a real eye opener compared to the current drivel on panorama, newsnight etc.
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Hadleigh Roberts Reply:
August 17th, 2010 at 2:49 pm
Thanks James, I've been through Andrew Marr's History of Journalism (2004) and will look into your Pilger suggestion ; something else to add to my impossibly long reading list!
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Hadleigh Roberts Reply:
August 17th, 2010 at 2:49 pm
Thanks James, I've been through Andrew Marr's History of Journalism (2004) and will look into your Pilger suggestion ; something else to add to my impossibly long reading list!
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