Airhead: The Imperfect Art of Making News

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He insisted he had “no recollection” of meeting Ms Giuffre and said he was at Pizza Express in Woking on the night in question, also revealing that he did not sweat due to a “peculiar medical condition”. She lifts the veil on the inner workings of the BBC, as she reflects on her long career as a journalist * Radio Times * It is her dry humour that also gets conveyed and I get no sense of a woman who feels she is the leading star or the main player. What translates is her sense of teamwork, a shared vision and focus coupled with the support and encouragement she receives and reciprocates to her Newsnight buddies. If you’ve been to a music festival or a club in the past two decades, there’s a good chance you’ve heard the joyful DJing of Norman Jay, whose contributions to dance in Britain are among the most significant by anyone alive today. His memoir is full of the heart and spirit he brings to his music, but it also offers a salutary account of growing up as part of the Windrush generation in London’s Notting Hill, the violence and racism he faced, and his success. This book, to use his phrase, has its own “rare groove”. Two Souls

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One of the best we've read this year . . . This insightful, hilarious and engrossing memoir from one of our most well-liked TV broadcasters takes you behind the scenes of the biggest news stories in recent years * SheerLuxe, 15 Best Beach Reads of 2019 * Having finished Emily Maitlis’ autobiography Airhead for a second time, I felt compelled to pen my thoughts into a review. Why has our national broadcaster lost its nerve? The government’s threat to remove the licence fee, a sword of Damocles now constantly hanging over its head, is the most obvious answer. Another might be the installation of Richard Sharp, a pro-Brexit Tory donor, as chair. Maitlis, however, took aim at what she called an “active Conservative party agent” on the BBC board – a reference to Robbie Gibb, the smoothest of smooth operators, who has moved seamlessly between politics and journalism all his life. (Having initially worked for the then Conservative shadow minister Francis Maude, Gibb moved to the BBC, then became Theresa May’s head of communications, before returning controversially to the BBC, where he wields significant influence over journalistic output.) In a Newsnight discussion concerning Brexit on 15 July 2019 [27] it was alleged by a viewer that Maitlis had been "sneering and bullying" towards columnist Rod Liddle. Maitlis had accused Liddle of writing columns containing "consistent casual racism week after week", asking Liddle if he would describe himself as a racist. The BBC Executive Complaints Unit upheld the complaint against her, agreeing that she had been "persistent and personal" in her criticism of Liddle, thus "leaving her open to the charge [sic] that she had failed to be even-handed" in the discussion between Brexit-supporting Liddle and his anti-Brexit opponent Tom Baldwin. The Complaints Unit did not find that Maitlis had in fact failed to be even-handed. Douglas Murray described the segment as "more of a drive-by shooting than an interview". [28] [29] [30] In her August 2022 MacTaggart Lecture at the Edinburgh TV Festival, Maitlis reflected on the incident, saying that BBC editors were initially complimentary. The following day, after a complaint from the Prime Minister's office, the BBC apologised and removed the segment from its streaming service. [22] In the lecture, Maitlis also questioned the promptness with which the BBC apologised.You got me fired!': Anthony Scaramucci jokes with Emily Maitlis on first ep of The News Agents podcast". Lbc.co.uk . Retrieved 2 September 2022. I think people are a bit in love with Emily Maitlis, she's a brilliant interviewer' Pandora Sykes on The High Low

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The prince expressed regret in the interview about his continued association with Epstein after the financier’s 2008 admission of soliciting underage sex. But he said he did not regret the friendship itself as it led to connections which were “actually very useful”. Emily Maitlis is a particular hero of mine . . . I know I'm in for a treat with Airhead * Gaby Huddart, Editor-in-chief, Good Housekeeping * Recounts, one guest per chapter, a number of her interviews with the boldest of boldface figures . . . Entertaining * Strong Words * Grierson, Jamie (5 September 2022). "Emily Maitlis stalker jailed for eight years over letters sent from prison". The Guardian. London . Retrieved 6 September 2022.

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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. Prince Andrew interview wins Maitlis RTS award". BBC News. 27 February 2020 . Retrieved 27 February 2020. 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 * Her book’s title is a subversive nod to the misogynistic stereotype of the female broadcaster – one Maitlis knows all too well. When she joined Newsnight as one of its main presenters, in 2006, parts of the press were convinced she had been promoted because she was an “autocutie”. Columnist Amanda Platell complained, “I don’t want to see a pretty dummy sitting there.” Emily Maitlis has a really uplifting writing style which makes this book a joy to read. Coupled with a sense of self-doubt and a humour that is sometimes wry and which she occasionally turns on herself, this makes Airhead a delightful and fast read.

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Emily has a style that would make you enjoy her report on the end of the world. Absolutely irresistible * Jeremy Vine * Airhead: The Imperfect Art of Making News is Maitlis at her best describing what in her professional life she loves most. Getting that killer interview, remembering to ask the right questions and delivering a piece to camera that provides clarity and context.If there is a criticism to be made it is on this point: that the book provides more breadth than depth. We get a peak behind the curtain, but it is never fully withdrawn. There is the potential of another book within this; a full examination of the process of news-making rather than the autobiographical retelling in Airhead.

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Hugely enjoyable, funny and insightful. Airhead is not a biography nor a treatise on television journalism but more, as Emily Maitlis says herself, it's a look at how things happen in her job: how things get planned, go right and help make the headlines - and as equally, how things are unplanned, go wrong and help make the headlines. Maitlis interviewed Donald Trump for the 2010 BBC documentary Donald Trump: All-American Billionaire. Photo: BBC Emily Maitlis’s book isn’t an autobiography. By the end we are none the wiser about what she was like as a child, her personal relationships or the pivotal moments that led to her becoming arguably the BBC’s sharpest interviewer and lead presenter of Newsnight. While she does devote a chapter to her experience of being stalked, Airhead is mostly a compendium of her biggest interviews with politicians, celebrities, thinkers and, in one case, an actual living god. In showing us what happens in front of the camera as well as the chaos behind it, her aim is less to tell her life story than reveal the blood, sweat and tears that go into planning and delivering the news. “Unlike print there is no room for annotation or commentary as you go along,” she writes in the introduction. “What appears on the screen is what people see. Everything else is just interpretation.” Journalist and broadcaster Emily Maitlis presents the Gold Award winning daily podcast, The News Agents with Global Media with Jon Sopel and Lewis Goodall and The News Agents USA with Jon Sopel. She has covered elections in the US and UK for the BBC, fronted Newsnight, and was recognised by GQ Magazine as one of the most influential people in Britain.

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Murray, Douglas (27 September 2019). "The BBC can no longer claim to be impartial". The Daily Telegraph. Lustlik ja intrigeeriv kogumik BBC teleajakirjaniku lugusid kohtumisest maailmakuulsate poliitikute, meelelahutajate ja muidu staaridega. Raamatu juhtmõte on see, et teleuudised (ma ise arvan küll, et ajakirjandus laiemalt) on ebatäiuslik kunst. Tihtilugu otsitakse eri ebaõnnestumiste tagant - miks ei ole üht või teist küsimust küsitud või miks on eetrisse läinud kummaline sõnavõtt või miks miski on loost välja jäänud - vanenõusid. Enamasti on vastus palju lihtsam: shit happens. Teleajakirjanik peab eetris välja puterdatud sõnadest ja muudest lollustest hoolimata järgmisel päeval uuesti ärkama ja elu edasi elama. Sellest poolest Maitlis väga põhjalikult ei rääkinud, pigem oli see anekdootlike seikade kogumik. Väga hea ajaviitekirjandus. Worcester, Lily (20 July 2017). "My London: Emily Maitlis". Evening Standard . Retrieved 22 April 2023. 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. Mansoor, Sanya. " 'Only One of Us Is Telling the Truth.' The Biggest Moments From Prince Andrew Accuser Virginia Giuffre's BBC Interview". Time. New York . Retrieved 13 December 2019.