- Ian Wishart is a business journalist, currently working in Brussels. He worked on regional newspapers in England and Wales until 2010. Shortlisted for UK regional education journalist of the year 2009. He was education correspondent of the Leicester Mercury between 2006 and 2010. He is now business reporter for European Voice, an Economist Group newspaper. This blog is wholly unconnected with that role and the views here are entirely personal. ________________________________
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Sheer incompetence
I hate making mistakes. It goes to the very heart of what we do as journalists. If people stop believing what they read in the newspaper, they’ll very quickly stop reading it. And, as a reporter, if I make errors … Continue reading
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Tagged DCSF, GCSEs, journalism, Leicester Mercury, mistakes, reading, Soar Valley College, trust, Whatever It Takes
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The real meaning of One Leicester
There’s a huge branding campaign currently going on, spearheaded by Leicester City Council, to “put Leicester firmly on the map” and to “highlight Leicester’s ambition”. It’s called One Leicester, includes spending £137,000 putting banners on lampposts and, according to its … Continue reading
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Tagged Leicester City Council, NUT, One Leicester, Peter Flack, reading, Whatever It Takes
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