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Description:As editor of the Guardian for two decades, Alastair Hetherington was responsible for establishing the paper as the leading force in the worlds press that it is today. He endured a baptism of fire, taking over at the age of 36 just as the Suez crisis broke. Alone among editors, he fiercely opposed the British intervention, penning a memorable editorial condemning it as an "act of folly" It caused outrage at the time, but won him and his paper enhanced respect when he was proved right. Later, he saved the Guardian from a merger with the Times. The First half of A Man of his Word is a collection of articles telling the Hetherington story- his peripatetic childhood as the son of a legendary Scottish academic, his early years in journalism at the Glasgow Herald, his struggle to save the Guardian, his turbulent time at the BBC, and his passion for the outdoors that had everyone trailing in his wake. The second half is a selection of Hetherington's own writing- offering a compelling perspective on the post-ward world on of its most astute observers. Kenneth Roy worked for Alastair Hetherington at the BBC Scotland as a news and current affairs anchorman. he is now a publisher of The Journalists Handbook (a quarterly review of the media) and editors of The Scottish Review magazine.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Alastair Hetherington: A Man of his Word. To get started finding Alastair Hetherington: A Man of his Word, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 189

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Publisher: Carrick Publishing

Release: 1998

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Description: As editor of the Guardian for two decades, Alastair Hetherington was responsible for establishing the paper as the leading force in the worlds press that it is today. He endured a baptism of fire, taking over at the age of 36 just as the Suez crisis broke. Alone among editors, he fiercely opposed the British intervention, penning a memorable editorial condemning it as an "act of folly" It caused outrage at the time, but won him and his paper enhanced respect when he was proved right. Later, he saved the Guardian from a merger with the Times. The First half of A Man of his Word is a collection of articles telling the Hetherington story- his peripatetic childhood as the son of a legendary Scottish academic, his early years in journalism at the Glasgow Herald, his struggle to save the Guardian, his turbulent time at the BBC, and his passion for the outdoors that had everyone trailing in his wake. The second half is a selection of Hetherington's own writing- offering a compelling perspective on the post-ward world on of its most astute observers. Kenneth Roy worked for Alastair Hetherington at the BBC Scotland as a news and current affairs anchorman. he is now a publisher of The Journalists Handbook (a quarterly review of the media) and editors of The Scottish Review magazine.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Alastair Hetherington: A Man of his Word. To get started finding Alastair Hetherington: A Man of his Word, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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