Airhead: The Imperfect Art of Making News

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As Pandora Sykes wrote "I think people are a bit in love with Emily Maitlis, she's a brilliant interviewer", I am and she is, and in Airhead she is a great companion and narrator. a b c d e f g h Hinsliff, Gaby (21 April 2019). "Emily Maitlis: 'I always think, Oh my God, I'm exhausted, I want vodka and bed' ". The Observer. London . Retrieved 22 April 2019.

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The Grenfell Tower chapter is particularly poignant. Maitlis and her neighbours were volunteering after the fire, helping to find clothing, personal hygiene materials, food and shelter for the rescued residents. Interviewing Theresa May in the aftermath of a completely horrendous situation, her own feelings were less than calm.Maitlis is married to investment manager Mark Gwynne, who is Catholic [36] [37] and whom she met while working in Hong Kong. [4] She proposed to her husband while on holiday in Mauritius in 2000. [ citation needed] They live in Kensington, London and have two sons, Milo and Max. [4] [37] [38] [39] Maitlis is a keen runner [4] and a WellChild Celebrity Ambassador. [40] She speaks fluent French, Spanish and Italian, and some Mandarin. [41] Post Paxman she has come to our attention but she has been around for longer than than we may think. World Jewish Relief supporters help to create a 'modern day miracle' ". Worldjewishrelief.org. 6 February 2019. BBC star Emily Maitlis' harasser sentenced". BBC News. 16 January 2018. Archived from the original on 16 January 2018 . Retrieved 16 January 2018. In her book, Scoops, McAlister repeats a celebratory tweet from Esme Wren, then Newsnight editor, who paid “full credit” to her for securing the world exclusive.

Book Review: Airhead // Emily Maitlis : The Indiependent Book Review: Airhead // Emily Maitlis : The Indiependent

Smart, funny and brilliantly told stories about what goes on behind the scenes of television news. A joy * Elizabeth Day *What I thought would be a more long-form explanation of the news-making process, turned out to be an almost memoir-like examination of Maitlis’ Newsnight career, detailing a number of memorable and famous (or infamous) encounters whilst providing a peak behind the curtain into the decisions and circumstances that were involved. It’s no wonder Airhead was The Times’ Book of the Year. I thoroughly recommend this book whether or not you have a penchant for the world of journalism, for the tales alone make for a fascinating read. With the plethora of famous figures, from the Dalai Lama to David Attenborough, and Bill Clinton to Russell Brand, there’s someone for everyone and a story for all. You cannot fault her easy, though-provoking writing, and her style makes for such compelling reading, it may even spark a chord of inspiration for you too. Not an autobiography but a serious book about journalism, disguised in anecdotal chapters about her encounters with the great and the good and the rather awful . . . leads the reader towards a deeper understanding of an essential part of our culture: current affairs . . . this is a book that engages at every level * Daily Mail * Yet the BBC’s troubles go well beyond any one individual. The corporation is buffeted by forces it cannot seem to grip; a chilly commercial climate, a post-truth political culture where even categorical denials from No 10 can no longer be believed, but also rising tensions with some staff who see neutrality as uncomfortably close to complicity in the current climate. The basic journalistic principle of divorcing your own feelings from the story sits increasingly uneasily with a younger generation of reporters, and perhaps also viewers, raised to “call out” what they believe to be wrong and to prize authenticity. It will take more than a revised set of corporate guidelines to reconcile all this with the still timeless need for trusted news free of bias. But if the BBC can’t square the circle then its stars will keep leaving, each time declaring that they want the freedom to say what they think. Only Maitlis, however, has so far used it to say what actually needed saying.