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During this age of social media where almost everyone has access to a computer and an opinion the worst thing you can do as a writer is take seriously every nasty troll in the comments section. I have made it part of my job to respond to comments – those worthy of replying to and…
I have long since given up reading the comments section of online publications. On the occasion that I do read what I have written – once it’s published I typically don’t care much – I am often gobsmacked by the comments, and the lack of understanding of how journalism works. While there is a general…
I was scheduled to do a radio interview this morning, Saturday 4 July 2020…. I overslept. The interview was scheduled for around 9:00 am. I am tempted to say that no human being should be out of bed before eight or nine, but I was up working until the sun came up this morning, and…