Amol Rajan
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Reithian rascal. #AmolRajanInterviews ; #UniversityChallenge ; #TheTodayPodcast ; #TheTodayProgramme . Author: #Twirlymen . Reggae nut. Born Calcutta; raised Tooting
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A deaf baby hears for the first time. Thousands of hours of patient experimentation went into this. Science is glory
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Henderson’s dad had throat cancer and asked him not to see him while he was going through treatment. I’ve hugged a parent in the same way for similar reasons and this video is definitely the highlight of the season
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Just made a big mistake on
@BBCNews
which I regret. I said Tim Davie was privately educated at Whitgift. True - but he won a scholarship, and was the first in his family to go to university. Given how much of my life is spent working on social mobility, that's unforgivable. Sorry
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Seeing this for first time. Former Royal Marine with Parkinson’s cries with joy after feeling improvement. Millions of hours of patient experimentation, by unheralded women and men in white coats, made this possible. Science is glory
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Happy Father’s Day to my ultimate hero, the cleverest man I’ve met, born into unconscionable poverty, who with his glorious wife (also one of 11 siblings) sacrificed everything to come to UK when I was 3, so that his kids may at least live a fuller, happier life than he did
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Test cricket is intellectually, morally, aesthetically, spiritually, emotionally, dramatically, artistically, physically, mentally, historically, consistently, decisively, dumbfoundingly, globally, unapologetically, unquestionably superior to every other game yet invented
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1/ 10pm last night I had a full-on panic attack. Worked myself up into a frenzy, catastrophising about first shift on
@BBCr4today
. Had 3 massive rums and a bit else. Got 1hr kip, in at 3.45 (below). Survived. Thank you so much for all the niceness and constructive criticism...
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I was in Grant Park in Chicago on election night in 2008, maybe 40m from Obama as he gave that unforgettable speech.
I’d forgotten that, elsewhere that evening, John McCain was giving an even better one.
What a hero. He personified American greatness:
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If you find yourself moaning about something inconsequential, take a look at this hero and reboot yourself
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Enormously humbled and thrilled to join the presenting line-up on
@BBCr4today
, alongside a team of greats on and off air.
Am also doing some prime-time interviews for the
@bbc
. Will try to do everyone proud.
Announcement from
@bbc
shortly
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1/ This post has given rise to 3 days of creative brilliance across social media, which is so humbling. It gives me particular joy because jungle and raving was a big part of my life for years. Thanks to all who have mixed the sample.. P.s..
#jungleimafraid
#UniversityChallenge
Please, please will someone sample
@amolrajan
saying: "I can't accept Drum & Bass. We need Jungle, I'm afraid." 👊
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So doctor's notes to political leaders used to be a bit different
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This is one of the most amazing clips you will ever see, capturing perfectly the lifelong anguish of some many Americans who happen to black, and want merely the dignity and peace their compatriots take for granted. Please watch - and learn
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Journalists everywhere are being attacked or abused, not least by the US President
This is your regular reminder that most journalists are decent, public-spirited people, neither rich nor famous, who just want the truth. If you want to do without them, try living in North Korea
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These remarkable graphs from
@jburnmurdoch
, who I spoke to at 8.43 on
@BBCr4today
, show monumental, sudden, devastating social changes, which have civilisational consequences
It is just astonishing how little attention the complete transformation of young adulthood gets
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Malian Muslim worker in kosher store hid Jews, saved them. Right now, Lassana Bathily is coolest man on the planet.
http://t.co/R8ex4F1Hbw
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This is the most fascinating and useful graphic I've ever seen on inequality. Tells most of the recent (US) story
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Well it does summarise my early 20s rather well
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@amolrajan
saying: "I can't accept Drum & Bass. We need Jungle, I'm afraid." 👊
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32 years ago
@afneil
was founding Chairman of Sky. The chance to play the same role in what could be the biggest shake-up in UK broadcast news for decades was more enticing than the various proposals made by
@bbc
. The launch of GB News will be a big moment for British culture.
Important thread (for me!): With heavy heart I announce I will be leaving the BBC. Despite sterling efforts by new DG to come up with other programming opportunities, it could not quite repair damage done when Andrew Neil Show cancelled early summer + Politics Live taken off air
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Good morning.
For
@bbcnews
, I wrote about a remarkable week, how
#jungleimafraid
went viral, what it reminded me about social media and my younger self - and why jungle is massive.
With deep thanks to
@nathanfiler
who started it all.
Happy Saturday.
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Here’s a young boy seeing clearly for the first time. Hundreds of thousands of hours of patient experimentation make this possible in our time. Science is glory. H/t
@MsMollyRachael
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This is off the charts public service broadcasting by
@afneil
. Short questions; persistence in the face of slippery answers to questions that weren't asked; devastating use of quotes; and polite aggression. Masterclass
“Has he betrayed his country?” asks
@afneil
after claim from defence secretary about the Labour leader
"Jeremy Corbyn, I think, is a grave danger to this country because of the ideas in which he believes and what that would mean..."
@SteveBakerHW
#bbcdp
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1/ So after 6 years, I'm no longer the BBC's Media Editor. It was a privilege. I covered big stories, met great people etc. But one thing made it fun above all, and explains any success. This lady,
@libbycave
, or ENB. She's the Producer, in every sense, and the best of her kind.
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This is extremely disturbing.
Donald Trump just straight up lied about how President Obama responded to a pro-Trump protester
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Cummings story is huge, riveting, revealing about how power works in modern Britain, striking teamwork by Mirror/Guardian, and far from over.
But the UK’s overall handling of this crisis is a much, much bigger story. One of life and deaths. We must keep chasing that too.
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Yes it's personal, but I have to say this poster that Remain never used is rather brilliant - and I suspect may have kept Britain in Europe
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Terrified Syrian boy asks if he'll die after reportedly breathing chlorine gas. Unwatchable. But you have to watch
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I first posted the below just over two years ago.
I will continue to repost it from time to time.
This morning is one such time.
Test cricket is intellectually, morally, aesthetically, spiritually, emotionally, dramatically, artistically, physically, mentally, historically, consistently, decisively, dumbfoundingly, globally, unapologetically, unquestionably superior to every other game yet invented
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Useful Paris numbers include:
Irish Embassy +33144176700
British Embassy +33144513100
US Embassy +33143122222
Canadian Embassy +33144432900
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Well, what a ridiculous standard they set tonight. Utterly brilliant, charming, inspirational young people, and an outstanding run from
@ucl
. As for
@imperialcollege
? They're record breakers now. Thank YOU so much for watching this, my first season hosting #
#UniversityChallenge
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Thanks so much for all the kind, thoughtful or constructive feedback about my first episode of
#UniversityChallenge
. I really appreciate it, and will discuss with the team.
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It’s my birthday today.
Went to the Walworth Road yesterday for the best ackee and saltfish in London to celebrate
Here’s my ‘never mind seconds, should I have thirds?’ face
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Paternity leave over. I’m back! Gonna be helming
@BBCRadio2
lunchtimes and
@BBCTheOneShow
this week, for the first time as father to a daughter.
Her name is JAMAICA!
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Netflix numbers are nuts
>56K new subscribers a day
>$8bn on content in 2018
>25% (and growing) original content
Future of TV ever clearer
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And just like that, my early 20s and early 40s in glorious unison
Thank you
@IAmTomMitchells
#jungleimafraid
#UniversityChallenge
I spent far too much time on this.
Jungle is massive.
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Thanks so much to all the heads who made all these memes go viral yesterday; and to
@nathanfiler
for the inspiration
My favourite: General Levy, obviously.
Dream scenario is a mix with
@TheRaggaTwins
; or Ghetto Dub by Probe and Sylo; or Temperance by Marcus Intalex
Cheers
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@amolrajan
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Absolutely phenomenal contribution Adam, thank you so much
#jungleimafraid
#UniversityChallenge
@nathanfiler
@amolrajan
ok cool here you go, now i can get on with my normal life.
@amolrajan
#weneedjungleimafraid
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Ok, sorry. I obviously can't keep up with this avalanche of immensely kind messages about
#UniversityChallenge
. So I'm going to re-post some instead of trying to reply.
Thank you! I am reading all of them with humility and pride - and shared awe at what those teams did tonight
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Good night to remind you that Twitter is the industrialisation of confirmation bias
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One of the most shocking pictures I’ve ever seen
By Mike Theiler of Reuters
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The unfathomable creepiness of Trump senior's answer here really mustn't overshadow the weirdness of Ivanka's answer
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6 year-old mascot meets his hero Lionel Messi and refuses to let go. Probably the best video of 2016
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These are the last two letters The
@Independent
will publish in print. And they are two of the best. Just fantastic
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Extraordinary testimony from Frank Stephens. Watch this and think again
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WHAT JOURNALIST-HATERS GET WRONG
My latest for
@bbcnews
:
Most journalists are low-profile, decent people doing noble or dangerous work. Yet the current hostility toward the trade conflates the sins of a famous few with the vital efforts of the many
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Ouch - Heseltine's letter to May is punchy. "You changed your mind... I have not"
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Appalling physical assault on the Media in Washington.
Appalling - but not surprising, after the sustained verbal assault from
@realDonaldTrump
throughout his presidency.
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Why don't more victims of sexual abuse come forward? Maybe cos a man who boasts about it and is accused by 11 women can be elected President
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But
@ruskin147
is this genuinely about the merits of the toy - or a protest at the lack of canine-friendly questions?
#UniversityChallenge
#sophiefromromania
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Was a pointless answer on Pointless this week.
My work here on Earth is done.
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Tonight’s the night.
A new series, and a new era, for
#UNIVERSITYCHALLENGE
- and for me.
Honoured if you might join us.
20.30
@BBCTwo
/
@BBCiPlayer
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What an absolutely phenomenal editor
@StuartDenman
, who made this for
@BBCNewsnight
, is. One of the most brilliant creative minds in British broadcasting:
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Just sent my first email to the
@BBCr4today
team, including the following words:
“I’ve a huge amount to earn, obviously, and...”
Missed an ‘l’ out.
Great Freudian slip to start. This is what sleep deprivation does to you - and I haven’t done a shift yet.
Can’t wait!
We are pleased to announce
@amolrajan
will be joining the
@BBCr4today
team, as well as presenting a major new
@BBCTwo
interview series and a new two-part documentary on the royals.
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Devastating for all the teenagers across the country who have worked so hard for so long under such stress to get ready for exams. They don't know when those exams will be. Part of their childhood has been robbed by this virus.
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Corbyn managed there to turn one of Rudd's key lines of attack - that he's weak on terror - against her. He got the applause, not her
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Thanks for your kind and constructive feedback to my bit on
#bbcnewsten
last night, regarding social media and free speech. Here it is again, ICYMI.
Crucially it was produced by the magnificent
@KatieWrayNews
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This astonishing investigative journalism, which uses digital technology to amazing effect, cannot be championed or shared enough. It’s a rigorous, brave, campaigning fact-check - but told in a riveting narrative. And beautifully written. Deserves every prize coming.
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In July 2018, a horrifying video began to circulate on social media.
2 women & 2 young children are led away by a group of soldiers. They are blindfolded, forced to the ground, and shot 22 times.
#BBCAfricaEye
investigated this atrocity. This is what we found...
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Watch a Trump supporter go nuts. Superb journalism by
@calmsnbc
: sometimes you just let the story speak for itself
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1/ +++ WORLD EXCLUSIVE: I spoke to Novak Djokovic,
@DjkokerNole
, for
@BBCNews
+++
>Says he didn't break the rules on COVID or entry to Australia
>Distances himself from anti-vax movement
>Is prepared to miss French Open + Wimbledon if it comes to it
>Defends freedom to choose
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I'm told that
@TheSun
newspaper has paparazzi pictures of
@KayBurley
and friends a) outside at least one of the restaurants visited on Saturday night; b) also of her and friends going into her house; c) friends leaving the house.
Pictures of (b) and (c) haven't run yet.
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Adore this clip so much.
David Bowie died three years ago today.
FROM THE ARCHIVES: Speaking to Newsnight in 1999, he predicted the internet was going to have "unimaginable" effects on society and "change the state of content" forever
Watch the interview here:
#newsnight
|
#tbt
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1/Very sad Media news. Am told
@BuzzFeedNews
will no longer be covering local news in the UK or Australia. About 10 staff in UK furloughed; their future unclear. They were told on a conference call after 4pm. Celeb news, social news and investigations will however continue...
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RAJAN’S LAW FOR SOCIAL MEDIA
“The more complex, sensitive and emotive a subject, the less useful twitter is to discuss it”
@amolrajan
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*AMOL RAJAN INTERVIEWS: DAME SHEILA HANCOCK*
Pls watch one of the most special shows I’ve done, with a mesmerising 91 year-old, born into poverty, evacuated during the War, a remarkable actor, best-selling writer, and rule-breaker.
On
@BBCiPlayer
now:
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If you’re putting together a front page and need an idea, this from Mike Theiler of Reuters is one of the most amazing pictures you’ll ever stick on page 1.
And your headline could be:
AMERICAN CARNAGE
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Shout out to all the producers, engineers, ops teams and technicians that - in a global pandemic - are so good at their jobs that you fully, rightly expect the PM’s statement on
@BBCOne
to be broadcast glitch-free at 20.30.
It doesn’t happen by accident. These people are heroes.
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It’s (ahem) the interview everyone* is talking about.
Never had more messages so quickly after an interview than following this 89mins with Andrew Neil,
@afneil
.
The appetite for long-form is huge.
*everyone in my timeline who I’m RT’ing anyway.
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Absolutely mega
@BBCTheOneShow
coming up on
@BBCOne
at 7pm
@MicaParisSoul
@MileyCyrus
@maisie_smith_
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Good day to watch one of the most extraordinary documentary films you will ever see.
This STORYVILLE won an Oscar, and it shows ALEXEI NAVALNY exposing an earlier plot to kill him. Be sure to watch it:
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Sick! General Levy always, always in my most played tunes on Spotify
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+++ SOMEBODY'S CHILD. Tomorrow's
@Independent
. Sign the petition:
http://t.co/CBswr5rdYq
+++
#refugeeswelcome
http://t.co/AhpGwQVUgv
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I hear that around 60 of Britain’s regional newspapers are doing a joint front page tomorrow, with the message:
“WHEN YOU’RE ON YOUR OWN, WE ARE THERE WITH YOU”.
Almost all the big titles. Will look good, and have impact. A lot of people are flocking to local news right now
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7 Lessons from my first series of
#UniversityChallenge
The Series Final is tomorrow, Monday, at 20.30. It’s
@ucl
vs
@imperialcollege
and you have to watch it. You really do. It is incredible stuff
On
@BBCiPlayer
/
@BBCTwo
Thanks so much to the whole team
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1/ Today is my 145th, and last, edition of
#TheMediaShow
. 4 years ago I set out to make it more punter-friendly, break scoops, land mega interviews, mix up formats, go multi-platform, and chronicle a revolution. You can be the judge of how we got on, but I want to say...
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Bloody hell is this for real? If so there’s your Thursday morning motivation right there.
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2/ Want to say a massive thanks to the whole team for looking after me, not least the great
@JustinOnWeb
. But, and she won’t like me doing this, especially to my wife, who sorted me out. Genuinely appreciate all constructive feedback more than you imagine, so thank you.
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On Saturday, for 1st time EVER, Enoch Powell's Rivers of Blood speech will be read in full on UK radio (by actor Ian McDiarmid). Please join us
@BBCRadio4
8pm. Super-brains Nathan Gower + David Prest have done an amazing production job. Great guests too:
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Ok in honour of
#jungleimafraid
, the absolute heroes at
@BBC6Music
have released my
#Cloudbusting
mix for this coming Friday’s show with the legend that is
@laurenlaverne
First one goes out to all original junglists
Happy Saturday night
@BBCSounds
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Sadly I’m not on
@BBCr4today
tomorrow. If I was, we would be doing items comparing Hartley to Underwood, Shamar Joseph to Winston Benjamin, Ben Stokes to God, and then probably the whole last hour dedicated to the urgent actions necessary to save and strengthen Test cricket.
@amolrajan
if you are on
#bbcradio4today
in the morning can we just talk
#cricket
not politics please?!
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Wow. I knew
@peterfrankopan
was a renaissance man, best-selling Historian etc, albeit a most peculiar batsman. But this is on another level.
Written in December without any knowledge of
#COVID19
, this must be one of the most prescient articles ever published by a UK magazine
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Your regular reminder that Twitter is the industrialisation of confirmation bias. Its super-rich engineers always aimed to make us addicts, by incentivising/rewarding outrage. For them, disgusting abuse, conspiracies, conflict and fury are lucrative wins. And for the rest of us?
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For a bloke who can literally get anyone in his country to do anything for him, Kim has a TERRIBLE tailor
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1/ SCOOP:
@danwootton
is leaving
@newsuk
for GB News. First big on-air hire for new network led by
@afneil
. Will present a daily show, 5 times a week. Wootton - Exec Editor/Columnist at
@TheSun
and
@talkradio
host - also joining Mail Online as columnist. More on my blog soon.
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Hey you guys who hate the mainstream media. It’s thanks to
@nytimes
that Ailes and now Weinstein are exposed. Courageous, patient reporting.
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It’s my 1st (BBC) birthday. A year ago today I joined the BBC as its first Media Editor. Know it sounds trite but I genuinely hope licence fee payers, ie my bosses, have found my work to be useful or interesting, and value for money.
*dons helmet and shield*
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