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Epic Fail: BBC Words Smith Michael Rosen Talks To The Sun’s John Kay
ON Michael Rosen’s Word of Mouth show on BBC Radio 4, he visited the Sun’s newsroom. The show “explores the world of language and communication”.
The Sun was used to illustrate how every word matters. Every part of every sentence is deliberate and deliberated over.* Just as Rosen’s show has limited space (30 minutes), the Sun has space for each story. Mindful of the power of words, Rosen spoke with the Sun’s award winning chief reporter, John Kay.
Kay told how the talented sub editors always make his story better.
Rosen wondered if changing his pros annoyed Kay. He asked Kay:
“But surely you want to kill them..?”
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Posted: 28th, January 2011 | In: Key Posts, TV & Radio | Comment
