My father was a journalist for 50 years in Leeds and Fleet Street. I thought about a career in business to show I could do something different, but the reaction among prospective employers was, shall we say, underwhelming.
Thanks to social media such as Facebook and Twitter, a far wider range of people take part in gathering, filtering and distributing news. - Lionel Barber
Thanks to social media such as Facebook and Twitter, a far wider range of people take part in gathering, filtering and distributing news.
- Lionel Barber
While the web is very much the first draft of history, a rough-cut, it still has to be good journalism, well-sourced, reliable. Clearly, the printed … - Lionel Barber
While the web is very much the first draft of history, a rough-cut, it still has to be good journalism, well-sourced, reliable. Clearly, the printed …
There were always plenty of newspapers in the house. The Times, Guardian, Daily Telegraph and Daily Mail were all regular fixtures on the coffee tabl… - Lionel Barber
There were always plenty of newspapers in the house. The Times, Guardian, Daily Telegraph and Daily Mail were all regular fixtures on the coffee tabl…
My father was a journalist for 50 years in Leeds and Fleet Street. I thought about a career in business to show I could do something different, but t… - Lionel Barber
My father was a journalist for 50 years in Leeds and Fleet Street. I thought about a career in business to show I could do something different, but t…
As a cub reporter, I devoured books about journalism. - Lionel Barber
As a cub reporter, I devoured books about journalism.
We have Trumpist (ph) tendencies in Europe. Look up Marine Le Pen in France. Look at the Five Star Movement headed by a clown by profession, Beppe Gr… - Lionel Barber
We have Trumpist (ph) tendencies in Europe. Look up Marine Le Pen in France. Look at the Five Star Movement headed by a clown by profession, Beppe Gr…
My own special relationship with America began at an early age. My father, a fellow journalist, named me after Franklin Delano Roosevelt. - Lionel Barber
My own special relationship with America began at an early age. My father, a fellow journalist, named me after Franklin Delano Roosevelt.
We British play an important role in Europe, even if we have a traditional and historical ambivalence towards the continent. - Lionel Barber
We British play an important role in Europe, even if we have a traditional and historical ambivalence towards the continent.
But I do think that Brexit, an exit of Britain from the European Union, would trigger real pressure on the United Kingdom. - Lionel Barber
But I do think that Brexit, an exit of Britain from the European Union, would trigger real pressure on the United Kingdom.
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