*Disclaimer: I received this book for free from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
I don’t often watch the news but the times I have Emily Maitlis has struck me as a brilliant broadcaster. This was particularly true in the recent Prime Ministerial candidate debate where she dealt with the five candidates with honest and insistent questioning.
Telling a series of stories about different events and news stories that Emily has covered over the years, this book is at times deeply saddening and at others hilarious. The author writes with candidness and honesty about the interviews she has conducted and the world events that she has had to attend. Although the stories themselves do not necessarily link together in any way, the overarching theme of the book, as the subtitle suggests, is to show how the news is made and the mistakes that are inevitably made along the way.
I found myself reading this at every opportunity I had; the differing stories kept my interest throughout and I enjoyed seeing Emily’s behind-the-scenes take on some of her most memorable interviews.
Overall I would highly recommend this book to anyone interested in journalism or politics, whether you are familiar with Emily Maitlis or not. I thoroughly enjoyed it and would read anything else that this author publishes.
4 out of 5 stars!
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