Former chancellor George Osborne has finally admitted that he and David Cameron let the Remain side down in the EU referendum. The expression of regret came on the BBC’s Newsnight programme more than two years after the UK voted to leave the European Union. Exit polls suggested Remain had won by a narrow margin but […]
Newsnight grilling offers two key lessons on media interviews
Watching Chloe Smith being interviewed by Jeremy Paxman on Newsnight, I veered between two competing views on her performance: On the one hand, you can’t help but feel sorry for anyone who is subject to such a relentless skewering from the master inquisitor, particularly one who looks – and is – so young. What was […]
Case study: mistakes in a media interview
Watch this. It’s a bit long, but it’s worth it. It’s a debate that took place last week on Newnight between Nick Davies from the Guardian and Jules Stenson, who was features editor of the News of the World. As well as being about a topic of great interest to those in the media […]
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