The Times
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Editor John Witherow
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Beeston bursary for young foreign correspondents
Richard Beeston, Times foreign editor, died on 19 May, 2013
Monday 19 May, 2014 Richard Beeston died a year ago today. He was just 50. He had packed his too-short life with charm, adventure and fun. He had also established himself as the most distinguished foreign correspondent of the age.
To mark the anniversary of his death, his widow Natasha Fairweather and the Times have announced the foundation of a bursary in his name to encourage and train foreign correspondents of the future. The award will enable an aspiring British journalist to spend six weeks abroad researching and reporting on a foreign story on a Times fellowship.
Beeston's many years working in the Middle East are also recognised with a second award for a Lebanese, Palestinian or Israeli journalist to spend six weeks working with the Times in London.
Candidates for both awards need to be under 30 and to have at least two years' journalistic experience. The closing date for entries is September 29.
For details of the bursary scheme, click here.
For more about Beeston's life and the tributes paid to him when he died, click here
Read his Times obituary here
To mark the anniversary of his death, his widow Natasha Fairweather and the Times have announced the foundation of a bursary in his name to encourage and train foreign correspondents of the future. The award will enable an aspiring British journalist to spend six weeks abroad researching and reporting on a foreign story on a Times fellowship.
Beeston's many years working in the Middle East are also recognised with a second award for a Lebanese, Palestinian or Israeli journalist to spend six weeks working with the Times in London.
Candidates for both awards need to be under 30 and to have at least two years' journalistic experience. The closing date for entries is September 29.
For details of the bursary scheme, click here.
For more about Beeston's life and the tributes paid to him when he died, click here
Read his Times obituary here
Motivation, motivation, motivation
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How do you squeeze that extra bit of effort from staff already working flat out?
Perhaps by broadcasting clattering typewriters over the PA, increasing the volume and intensity as deadline approaches. Who would think of such a thing? SubScribe knows not, but understands that one J. Witherow Esq had a smile on his face on Thursday - and that the clattering stopped when he left the Baby Shard. If he was feeling nostalgic, maybe these old models will help. (15/08/14) |
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The must-read
Matthew Syed on women stoned by their families
I have a couple of relatives who are Islamic fundamentalists, the kind of people who will have read about the stoning to death of a pregnant woman outside a courtroom in Lahore on Monday and nodded approvingly. They will have done so not because they are lunatics — you would be surprised how rational and charming they appear in conversation — but because of their warped version of religion.
How do they get to such a curious and hateful place? The real problem, I think, is the way moderates both here and in Pakistan tolerate the “smaller” stuff. You know, the way that we turn a blind eye to young girls being “pushed” into marriages they don’t really want; the way that “cultural differences” are invoked to legitimise the burka.
These little retreats may seem tolerant and enlightened, a way of embracing people who hold different views; a classic liberal fudge. But they are nothing of the sort. They embolden and shore up fundamentalism. They offer encouragement. And they culminate in the grotesque travesty of a silent minority in Pakistan looking the other way as women are buried up to their waists while members of their own family throw bricks at their heads. (29/05/14)
Read Matthew Syed's full article in the Times here
It's murder, not honour: read Joanne Harris on our prissy use of language here
I have a couple of relatives who are Islamic fundamentalists, the kind of people who will have read about the stoning to death of a pregnant woman outside a courtroom in Lahore on Monday and nodded approvingly. They will have done so not because they are lunatics — you would be surprised how rational and charming they appear in conversation — but because of their warped version of religion.
How do they get to such a curious and hateful place? The real problem, I think, is the way moderates both here and in Pakistan tolerate the “smaller” stuff. You know, the way that we turn a blind eye to young girls being “pushed” into marriages they don’t really want; the way that “cultural differences” are invoked to legitimise the burka.
These little retreats may seem tolerant and enlightened, a way of embracing people who hold different views; a classic liberal fudge. But they are nothing of the sort. They embolden and shore up fundamentalism. They offer encouragement. And they culminate in the grotesque travesty of a silent minority in Pakistan looking the other way as women are buried up to their waists while members of their own family throw bricks at their heads. (29/05/14)
Read Matthew Syed's full article in the Times here
It's murder, not honour: read Joanne Harris on our prissy use of language here
Anthony Loyd and Jack Hill beaten by Syrian kidnappers
Anthony Loyd
Wednesday 14 May The Times's award-winning war reportage partnership Anthony Loyd and Jack Hill were beaten and shot after being hijacked by a Syrian kidnap gang that was supposed to be giving them safe passage.
The paper reports that the journalists' car was forced off the road and they were bundled into the hijackers' vehicle. Hill and their guide were shut in the boot and Loyd was tied up and hooded on the back seat.
They were taken to a warehouse, where Hill and the fixer managed to get out of the boot. The fixer rode off to a safe house on a moped, but Hill was spotted, brought back and beaten. Loyd was shot twice in the leg to prevent him getting away.
As word of their capture spread through the town of Tall Rifat, an Islamic Front commander went to investigate. The men were freed on his orders and treated in hospital. All three are now safely across the border in Turkey.
Both journalists were decorated for their work in Syria last year. Loyd was named foreign journalist of the year at the British Press Awards last month and also won the Foreign Press Association's journalist of the year and story of the year awards last summer. Hill won the Press Photographers Award for his news folio and the Picture Editors Guild award for photo essay of the year.
The paper reports that the journalists' car was forced off the road and they were bundled into the hijackers' vehicle. Hill and their guide were shut in the boot and Loyd was tied up and hooded on the back seat.
They were taken to a warehouse, where Hill and the fixer managed to get out of the boot. The fixer rode off to a safe house on a moped, but Hill was spotted, brought back and beaten. Loyd was shot twice in the leg to prevent him getting away.
As word of their capture spread through the town of Tall Rifat, an Islamic Front commander went to investigate. The men were freed on his orders and treated in hospital. All three are now safely across the border in Turkey.
Both journalists were decorated for their work in Syria last year. Loyd was named foreign journalist of the year at the British Press Awards last month and also won the Foreign Press Association's journalist of the year and story of the year awards last summer. Hill won the Press Photographers Award for his news folio and the Picture Editors Guild award for photo essay of the year.
The picture
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Thursday 24 April, 2014
The Times runs a series of stand-alone pictures today, most of them without a news hook. When they're as good as this shot of a lion pouncing on a warthog that apparently wandered into its den in a South African national park, the newsworthiness hardly matters. The picture, taken by Dr Trix Jonker and distributed by Caters, claims the central area of the opening world spread - a slot that is increasingly being used to showcase good photography. 
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The intro (probably of the year)
"Sweet dreams are made of leaves. Who am I to dis a tree?"
- Tom Whipple, the Times science correspondent, on how listening to different sounds affects your dreams
Appointments
August 2014
Rebecca Clancy head of breaking news on the business desk. She was previously an online business reporter at The Daily Telegraph
Lucy Fisher will ioin The Times in mid-September as a political correspondent. She is currently at the New Statesman as part of the Anthony Howard political journalism scholarship
July 2014
James Dean Technology Correspondent, in succession to Murad Ahmed who is now at the Financial Times
June 2014
Harry Wilson, City Editor. He was previously banking editor at The Daily Telegraph and Financial News,
James Hurley, Enterprise Editor. He previously did the same job for the Telegraph
Sathnam Sanghera will resume his weekly business column. He is also a features writer on the Times.
Deirdre Hipwell, previously Property Correspondent, switches to covering mergers and acquisitions.
Kathryn Hopkins, Economics Correspondent, will also cover property
Alex Ralph, previously covering the retail sector, has joined the online business team.
Andrew Clark, Deputy Business Editor, will now also cover retail.
May 2014
Robin Ash Writer for the Bricks & Mortar and Money sections
Alistair Osborne Chief Business Commentator, will write the daily City column. Previously Business Editor at The Daily Telegraph,
April 2014
Tim Shipman Political Editor at The Sunday Times. Previously the Deputy Political Editor at the Daily Mail,
Megan Lucero Data Journalism Editor at The Times and The Sunday Times
Heidi Blake Assistant Editor at The Sunday Times. She is currently Deputy Insight Editor
February 2014
Owen Jones, Community & Social Media journalist
Katy Durrans, Community & Social Media journalist
Alistair Osborne, Chief Business Commentator, from the Daily Telegraph where he is business editor
Richard Fletcher, Business Editor, former editor of telegraph.co.uk, city editor at the Telegraph and city editor and financial editor at the Sunday Times
Matt Brown, Design Editor
Nicolas Andrews, Chief Night Editor
Hannah Fletcher, Deputy Chief Night Editor
Rebecca Clancy head of breaking news on the business desk. She was previously an online business reporter at The Daily Telegraph
Lucy Fisher will ioin The Times in mid-September as a political correspondent. She is currently at the New Statesman as part of the Anthony Howard political journalism scholarship
July 2014
James Dean Technology Correspondent, in succession to Murad Ahmed who is now at the Financial Times
June 2014
Harry Wilson, City Editor. He was previously banking editor at The Daily Telegraph and Financial News,
James Hurley, Enterprise Editor. He previously did the same job for the Telegraph
Sathnam Sanghera will resume his weekly business column. He is also a features writer on the Times.
Deirdre Hipwell, previously Property Correspondent, switches to covering mergers and acquisitions.
Kathryn Hopkins, Economics Correspondent, will also cover property
Alex Ralph, previously covering the retail sector, has joined the online business team.
Andrew Clark, Deputy Business Editor, will now also cover retail.
May 2014
Robin Ash Writer for the Bricks & Mortar and Money sections
Alistair Osborne Chief Business Commentator, will write the daily City column. Previously Business Editor at The Daily Telegraph,
April 2014
Tim Shipman Political Editor at The Sunday Times. Previously the Deputy Political Editor at the Daily Mail,
Megan Lucero Data Journalism Editor at The Times and The Sunday Times
Heidi Blake Assistant Editor at The Sunday Times. She is currently Deputy Insight Editor
February 2014
Owen Jones, Community & Social Media journalist
Katy Durrans, Community & Social Media journalist
Alistair Osborne, Chief Business Commentator, from the Daily Telegraph where he is business editor
Richard Fletcher, Business Editor, former editor of telegraph.co.uk, city editor at the Telegraph and city editor and financial editor at the Sunday Times
Matt Brown, Design Editor
Nicolas Andrews, Chief Night Editor
Hannah Fletcher, Deputy Chief Night Editor
Changing Times Tim Montgomerie has resigned as comment editor at the Times after less than a year in the job. He will continue to write columns for the paper and be involved in leader and OpEd discussions. He will be succeeded on May 5 by the current head of news, Mike Smith. Jeremy Griffin will take over as head of news and Fay Schlesinger will replace him as home editor.
