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Surprising twinsSubmitted by Ferdinando Giugliano on Janurary 29, 2010 - 12:39 PM
La Repubblica's way of conducting inquiries may be starting to find disciples abroad. There could hardly be more different newspapers than one of the main points of reference of the Italian centre-left, La Repubblica, and the bulwark of British down-to-earth conservatism, the Daily Mail. There could hardly be more different journalists than the on-the-ground newshounds, Conchita Sannino and Giuseppe D'Avanzo, and the detached columnist, Edward Heathcoat-Amory. Yet, they all seem to like asking well-documented questions to powerful people. In fact, they both like asking a specific number of them. We invite our readers to submit blogs similar to those posted on the website by our researchers. If you have strong views about journalism and politics that you'd like to share, submit your writing to us by emailing janice.winter@axessjournalism.com Comments (0)Post a CommentPlease allow some time for our editors to approve your comment after posting. |
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