Where journalists have greatness thrust upon them
It’s no secret that people aren’t massively happy with the Tories at the moment, and the same goes for Boris Johnson, the arguably loveable but go-to-guy for his gaffes in a long political career. For any Americans reading and wondering who he is, he’s our Joe Biden.
The above piece is an obituary by Telegraph leading sports writer Henry Winter about Socrates, the legendary Brazilian footballer.
CFJ residents,
I'm in the final 6 of a racing blogging competition (horse racing, sorry F1 junkies!) run by Love the Races and The Guardian, and I have to provide 10 blogs before October the 1st. The first prize is £1000 and 2 weeks work exp at The Guardian racing dept.
The link is this: http://www.lovetheraces.com/blog-the-races/anthony/
The number for the KPP displayed in the newsroom is wrong.
Here is the real number: 01622 652150
The BBC's footballing flagship Match of the Day had a week off on Saturday, thanks to the international break that sidelined Premier League football. After the heavy criticism the show has taken in recent weeks, including Stan Collymore's withering condemnation of "stale, clichéd and smug pap", it might almost feel like a relief.
Yet the problems assailing MOTD are nothing compared to those facing its masters at BBC Sport. The Beeb was once known as the home of everything from snooker to Test cricket.
