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...Pressing Tony Blair I was pleased that columnist Joe Klein mentioned BBC interviewer Jeremy Paxman in his article on Tony Blair's election campaign [May 2]. Paxman's pointed questioning of Blair about the Iraq war is exactly the kind of journalism that politicians hate: relentless pressure for direct answers. Over the years several interviewees have actually walked out of on-air sessions because of Paxman's rigorous approach?the kind of tough-style journalism that the U.S. media need to adopt. They are far too deferential to U.S. politicians and let them get away with scripted and misleading answers...
...last minute. "Cost the studio a huge amount of money," Liman says. "When you're a movie star and you do something like that, you make it up to the studio by picking another one of their projects." Pitt picked Mr. & Mrs. Smith. He recruited Liman to direct. Nicole Kidman hopped aboard. And ... action...
...direct action and dialogue are paying off as banks begin to set green goals. HSBC has promised to cut carbon emissions, while Bank of America has pledged to shun investments in logging operations in the world's most sensitive forests. Even more important is the introduction of new industry standards, such as the Equator Principles, which "promote responsible environmental stewardship and socially responsible development" by evaluating the threats that projects pose to forests, natural habitats and indigenous populations...
...When they apply, part of their proposal is how they would spend the year at Harvard and why their proposal for study has a direct link to what they’re covering as a journalist,” he said. Giles noted that past Fellows have taken classes at Harvard College, Harvard’s Law, Business, and Divinity Schools, and the Kennedy School of Government...
...Pressing Tony Blair I was pleased that columnist Joe Klein mentioned BBC interviewer Jeremy Paxman in his article on Tony Blair's election campaign [May 2]. Paxman's pointed questioning of Blair about the Iraq war is exactly the kind of journalism that politicians hate: relentless pressure for direct answers. Over the years several interviewees have actually walked out of on-air sessions because of Paxman's rigorous approach - the kind of tough-style journalism that the U.S. media need to adopt. They are far too deferential to U.S. politicians and let them get away with scripted and misleading answers...