Paul Staines talks about his Guido Fawkes blog on Newsnight
BBC Newsnight report: Paul Staines (Guido Falkes) talks about his blog and discusses the relationship between journalists and politicians. Also features Nick Robinson, the BBC's political editor.
John Pilger
'The War on Democracy' was John Pilger's first major film for the cinema. Set in Latin America and the US, it explores the historic and current relationship of Washington with countries such as Venezuela, Bolivia and Chile. Directed by John Pilger & Chris Martin, it won Best Documentary at the prestigious One World Media Awards in London on 12 June 2008. It beat a field that included the documentary Oscar winner, 'Taxi to the Dark Side'.
Robert Fisk, Middle East correspondent for the British newspaper The Independent, discusses his experiences covering Middle East wars for the last thirty years, From the series: "Conversations with History", UCTV
Robert Fisk Talks Middle East Geopolitics. Also discussing the role of journalism generally and berating the media, especially in the US, for so often failing to give the public a real account of events. MIT, April 9, 2006
Johann Hari and Richard Littlejohn argue on the issue of asylum seekers claiming benefits and how much they do or don't receive from the state. From the Richard Littlejohn show, Sky News
Yasmin Alibhai-Brown
Yasmin Alibhai-Brown gets angry and defends her right to criticise the country which she calls her own. She goes on to explain why she loves England but hates Italy. Doughty Street Talk TV
Nick Cohen
Nick Cohen is interviewed by Julia Hobsbawm about his role as a columnist. He explains the scope of his remit, the influence of PR, and reason for the proliferation of columnists in journalism. He also mentions his preoccupation with the issue of 'radical Islam and the West'
