Jon Sopel: ‘I wake up at six every morning to see if Trump has tweeted’

The BBC’s North America editor talks about impartiality, gender pay disputes, and dealing with the White HouseJon Sopel has been the BBC’s North American editor since 2014. His previous roles there include Paris correspondent and chief political correspondent, and he has also hosted The Politics Show and Newsnight. His book, If Only They Didn’t Speak English: Notes from Trump’s America, has now been published in paperback with a new chapter charting the 45th president’s first tumultuous year in office.Have you got used to reporting on President Trump yet?I’ve got used to the idea that he is president, but it’s still astonishing that the leader of the free world has these impulses that make him behave in extraordinary ways, of which I will give you a recent classic example. But sometimes it’s easy to think: oh, my blood pressure is rising. You’ve got to resist the temptation to think you’re in a fight [with a man who loathes the media]. Facts are more important now than ever. We have to steer a path between holding the administration properly to account and not making ourselves the enemy.I’m much happier reporting the news than making it. I found the whole thing ​absolutely ​ghastly on a personal level. Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'

[ The Guardian | 2018-07-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Morning After: China’s tech crackdown reaches TikTok

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