Articles tagged Emily Maitlis:
Reaction Life Media Column 6: Emily Maitlis, Newsnight and why newsrooms need more plurality
- 2 Jun 2020
This is the fifth of a new weekly column I am writing for Reaction.Life Back in the day it was clear what Newsnight’s role was. Put simply it was there to cover the day’s news stories in more depth than is possible on a news bulletin, to explain more complicated storie...
My Ten Christmas Book Recommendations
- 20 Dec 2019
We all know how difficult it is to buy the right Christmas present for a family member or friend. You can't go wrong with a book. I spent twenty years in bookselling and publishing and although I am no longer involved, my love of books has not diminished. Nor, it seems, has an...
The Three Women of 'Newsnight'
- 23 Mar 2019
This article originally appeared in The i Paper. “Where are the men?” was the somewhat tired and predictable response from the more unenlightened (male) social media users to the BBC announcement on Wednesday that Emily Maitlis is to lead a Newsnight presenter team of three...
Ten Life Enhancers & Why Are They Always So Cheerful?
- 23 Feb 2019
There's a delightful little paragraph in Chris Mullin's diary, which has set me thinking... David Puttnam's final outing as chancellor of the university. A delightful man. One of that small band of life enhancers of my acquaintance (others include Liz Forgan and Charles B...
My Ideal Dinner Party Guests
- 12 Feb 2019
I was talking to someone the other day about the demise of the dinner party. And it set me thinking. If I held a dinner party for sixteen people in politics who I know, who would I invite to guarantee the sparkiest conversation? Anyway, this is the list I came up with... ...