An education from Alan Watkins, the master columnist of Fleet Street | Peter Oborne

The political writer’s A Short Walk Down Fleet Street vividly describes the characters and culture of a golden age in newspaper publishingWhen I was a schoolboy in the 1970s, I used to read Alan Watkins’s column in the New Statesman every week. Through him I felt I personally knew and understood the great figures of the age: Crosland, Jenkins, Castle, Healey, Foot, Whitelaw, Carr, Heath. There were hardly any political columnists back then, while there are dozens today. It remains the case that the only ones worth bothering with are those who can write. Watkins had some of the gifts of a novelist and he brought them into political journalism.His talent for dialogue was extraordinary. Only the greatly underrated Bruce Anderson and the Daily Mail sketchwriter Quentin Letts possess the ear to do this nowadays.Watkins’s editor at the Sunday Express was the monstrous John Junor, who told him that 'only poofs drink rose' Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'

[ The Guardian | 2015-08-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
News tagged with: #great figures #sunday express

Other Publishing stories related to: 'An education from Alan Watkins, the master columnist of Fleet Street | Peter Oborne'

Beyond 42nd Street

Over the past decade, I’ve visited a lot of central libraries—from Chicago to Liverpool to Denver—only to come home to New York and wonder, why don’t we have a great public library? Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-11-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #past decade

Romania’s ReadForward Angles to Be “Facebook for Education”

Bucharest-based developer Read Forward has produced original ebooks, luxury digital editions of classics and is now moving into education, with fully interactive HTML5 textbooks. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-10-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this |

'My First Novel' editor Alan Watt aims to demystify the creative process

Alan Watt, who edited the anthology 'My First Novel,' invited 25 writers to contribute recollections about how they got their start. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-09-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #creative process

Peter Goldstone

Our audiences and our customers have changing needs and expectations of Hanley Wood. We had to evolve our content strategy and drive new value for them and for the company. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2013-08-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #hanley wood #content strategy

Michaels to be c.o.o. at Macmillan Science and Education

Ken Michaels is to join Macmillan Science and Education at the end of the month as its chief... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-08-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #ken michaels #macmillan science

Global Publishing Leaders 2013: China Education

In December 2010, China Education Publishing & Media Group (China Education) was formed as a strategic merger to reshape educational publishing. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-07-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #china education #strategic merger

Watkins signs Uri Geller biography

Watkins Publishing has signed an authorised biography of Uri Geller, exploring his claims to have... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-07-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #watkins publishing #authorised biography

Harry Potter's Diagon Alley: visit on Google Street View

Google has added images of the Diagon Alley set from the 'Harry Potter' movies to its Street View function, allowing users to virtually walk through the magical shopping center. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-07-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #harry potter #diagon alley #allowing users

New Blake Biography to Watkins

Watkins Publishing has signed a new title on artist and poet William Blake by biographer Tobias... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-07-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #watkins publishing

Trade debates high street for IBW

The answer to keeping Britain’s high streets alive “has to be political”, a new... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-07-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this |

Fleeting to launch agency

Fleeting magazine, an online literary journal which publishes short stories and writer interviews... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-06-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this |

Macmillan Science and Education opens China head office

Macmillan Science and Education is opening a new regional office in China, based in Shanghai.... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-06-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #macmillan science #regional office

Distribution: Bird Street Books Signs with Ingram

Bird Street Books has agreed with Ingram to manage the sales and distribution of their print, ebook, and audiobook titles. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-05-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this |

Macmillan Education in ELT partnership with Knewton

Macmillan Education has announced a global partnership with personalised learning specialists... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-05-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #macmillan education #global partnership

Hodder Education acquires Galore Park

Hodder Education has acquired Galore Park, publisher of textbooks, revision guides and past... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-04-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #hodder education

Bertelsmann to develop education business

Bertelsmann plans to develop an education business division with the long-term potential to... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-03-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #bertelsmann plans

Pichon wins Blue Peter Book Award

Schoolchildren from across the country have chosen Tom Gates: Genius Ideas, Mostly by Liz Pichon... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-03-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #liz pichon

Time Warner Dumps Time Inc., and Wall Street Loves It

Even if the Meredith deal doesn't go through - and it should - Jeff Bewkes is out of the magazine business. Investors are partying like it's 2007. Continue reading at AllThingsD

[ AllThingsD | 2013-02-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #magazine business