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 …
As a cub reporter, I devoured books about journalism. - Lionel Barber
As a cub reporter, I devoured books about journalism.
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…
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…
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.
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…
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.
The Financial Times is pro-British membership of the European Union. We have taken that position for decades. But we are not starry-eyed about the Eu… - Lionel Barber
The Financial Times is pro-British membership of the European Union. We have taken that position for decades. But we are not starry-eyed about the Eu…
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