Interview with:Rex Anderson [rex]
JOURNALISM
 | What is your specialty? What subjects do you deal with? Anything really. Journalists are like that. In the past I've been closely involved with the entertainment industry, construction, law, finance, politics |
| In which media do you presently work or have you worked? Print
Web |
| Please list a web address where where one can view an example of your work. www.rexclusive.co.uk |
| What is "news"? Anything that's new. The clue is in the word. |
| To you, what is objectivity? Not getting involved. That means not voting if you are writing about politics and not clapping if you are writing about music. |
| What is the best headline you have ever read? PRINCE PHILLIP AND CHRISTINE KEILER – THE TRUTH
See page 9 |
| What headline would you like to see printed one day in the newspaper? Aliens ate Freddy Star |
| Which paper do you buy on Sundays? Where do you read it? none |
| Does freedom of expression end where the editorial line begins? Objectivity is just a discipline not a restriction on artistic freedom |
| Do you feel that analytical and investigative journalism is being lost? There is that danger. This is certainly true of the trade press and b-to-b publishers. It's too expensive, you see. |
| With a camera on every mobile phone, is every citizen becoming a correspondent? Why not. We just need more people on the subs' and picture editors' desks to filter out the dross. |
| How would you explain the boom of the tabloid press? It's an easier size to handle in confined spaces |
| What is your position regarding the right to privacy of famous people? Stuff 'em |
| What can you teach us about the art of the interview? Let them do all the talking |
| Please list well-known people you have interviewed. Brian May, Bill Wyman, Trevor Brooking, |
| Would you say the journalism blog is revolutionizing the profession? Not the blog alone, but the internet certainly is both in terms of gathering information and disseminating it. |
| Will the paper press disappear? Possibly, but only if technology can come up with something trendy and portable enough |
| What are your thoughts of the free papers distributed in cities? They look like the publishers are all former space salesmen |
| What is the book you would like to write? I've written it. It's called Little Green Men and it's available on Lulu.com |
| Is there a motto or ethical principle that clarifies your decisions in moments of confusion? There are two rules
Rule 1: Don't make a mess
Rule 2: Clean it up |
| What advice would you give to someone who has just left university and wishes to start in the profession? Get into broadcasting as soon as possible |
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