Airhead: The Imperfect Art of Making News

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She is very funny on her interview with the Dalai Lama, whom she slowly comes to realise will not give her a straight answer to any question she asks. It is, she reflects, just like talking to any blustering politician.

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Brexit: Rod Liddle and People's Vote's Tom Baldwin on 'betrayal' – BBC Newsnight". Archived from the original on 21 December 2021 – via YouTube.Scoop is a Netflix production, originally announced last autumn, when Hugh Grant was linked to the role of Prince Andrew – to the apparent surprise of his representatives. McAlister’s book has been adapted by Peter Moffat, whose previous credits include the Bryan Cranston series Your Honor and the 2004 film Hawking, which won acclaim for star Benedict Cumberbatch as Stephen Hawking. She offers insights into everyone from Donald Trump to Simon Cowell, showing them not just as what they represent, but as individuals with flaws and charm * The Press and Journal * A spokesperson for OneWorld, the publisher of Scoops, said: “Sam’s book speaks for itself and she shares credit in it and in interviews.”

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Ebner, Sarah (19 April 2017). "Emily Maitlis: Getting it right". The Jewish Chronicle . Retrieved 21 November 2019. 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. Sturges, Fiona (18 April 2019). "Airhead by Emily Maitlis review – up close with Trump and the Dalai Lama". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077 . Retrieved 22 April 2019. This book, just published, is about two men’s escape from Auschwitz during the second world war. Even though it’s brutal and unflinching in its description of the camp, the really extraordinary bit comes after the escape. It shows how little the world wanted to believe what the men were trying to say. For me, that resonates so much with our age and people’s resistance to seeing what’s right in front of them. It was very stark to read this and think, my God, the number of lives that could have been saved if people had only listened. 3. Novel Having finished Emily Maitlis’ autobiography Airhead for a second time, I felt compelled to pen my thoughts into a review.

Similarly, there is irritation and upset that the interview and events leading up to it have been monetised. She lifts the veil on the inner workings of the BBC, as she reflects on her long career as a journalist * Radio Times * A significant amount of the book is just fluff - asking Simon Cowell about his ex-girlfriends or Jon Stewart about his father issues. A fair amount of it is self congratulation for the amazing value and impact of her interviews. And some of it is personally offensive to me - discussing what good friends she is with Piers Morgan, or inexplicably describing Jeremy Clarkson as "profoundly anti-establishment".