Andrew Marshall
Spiked story
Thursday 23 June 2011
I don’t think the cables “revolutionise” anything [● Paper publishes story Reuters spiked]. They give credence to “facts”, such as they are purported to be, which are not new and have been circulating for years in Thailand’s samazdat-like rumour mill. As presented in the story Reuters spiked, they are very much old hat. I suspect every tuk-tuk driver, bellboy, bar girl, university pundit, newspaper columnist and pavement stallholder would regard it as general knowledge. Is that really worth quitting over? It’s yesterday’s fish ’n’ chips wrapping. I sympathise with Andrew [Marshall], but who hasn’t been there before? It’s not the first story Reuters has quashed, and one or two instances come to mind which were arguably of far greater significance. We’ve all thrown our teddies in the corner over some similar outrage or other – as they say in Arabic, the dogs bark, the caravan moves on. Reuters would have precious few bureaux or correspondents left in Asia and the Middle East if correspondents were to jump ship every time what passes for editorial management sat on a story. Why this was spiked, of course, isn’t clear. Perhaps it does indeed have something to do with Thomson Reuters’ substantial presence in Thailand as a “regional hub”.
As for Andrew, perhaps he was planning to go anyway and simply chose his moment well.
John Fullerton
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As for Andrew, perhaps he was planning to go anyway and simply chose his moment well.
John Fullerton
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David Fox and Andrew Marshall
Friday 13 May 2011
While the winning of awards [● Tehran bureau chief Parisa Hafezi wins top award for media women] and the appointment of WSJ journos to the team [● Reuters taps top WSJ editor for global role] are of interest, what happened to mail – for example from former correspondents like John Fullerton [● David Fox] – and the news on the David Fox/Andrew Marshall saga [● Reuters fires bureau chief over crude remark ● Reuters editor punished for chat room remark]?
The whole incident, costing an experienced correspondent his job and giving a black mark to another, indicates another side to the evolution of the company – retrograde in my view. Alarmingly too, it suggests that either I cannot find my way any longer around The Baron, or that the site is subject to either pressure or sabotage.
John Baggaley
No pressure, no sabotage. The five most recent news headlines are displayed on the Home page and mail is deleted from that page after a while in the interest of keeping it current. Everything ever filed to The Baron, including all news and all mail, remains on the site and accessible. Older news items and mail are archived each calendar month. To find any item use ● SEARCH in the main menu or ● A-Z Index or ● Site Map in the navigation sub-menu – Editor.
The whole incident, costing an experienced correspondent his job and giving a black mark to another, indicates another side to the evolution of the company – retrograde in my view. Alarmingly too, it suggests that either I cannot find my way any longer around The Baron, or that the site is subject to either pressure or sabotage.
John Baggaley
No pressure, no sabotage. The five most recent news headlines are displayed on the Home page and mail is deleted from that page after a while in the interest of keeping it current. Everything ever filed to The Baron, including all news and all mail, remains on the site and accessible. Older news items and mail are archived each calendar month. To find any item use ● SEARCH in the main menu or ● A-Z Index or ● Site Map in the navigation sub-menu – Editor.
David Fox and Andrew Marshall
Thursday 28 April 2011
Is this true? [● Reuters fires bureau chief over crude remark ● Reuters editor punished for chat room remark] So upsetting, man! We got by our assignments in Afghanistan cracking jokes. Geez. Give these guys some slack, BARON!
Charie Villa
Charie Villa
