Monday, May 23, 2005
Q and A With CNN's European Political Editor
Source: UK Independent Robin Oakley is CNN's European political editor. He has fronted the network's coverage of elections in Britain, Germany, France and Holland. He was awarded an OBE for services to political journalism. He is also turf correspondent for The Spectator and author of Valley of the Racehorses, a book describing a year in the life of Lambourn in Berkshire.
What is the best thing about your job?
Never being bored for a single day of my working life. Politics is the last refuge of the generalist: defence one day, health another, tax or who's slipped down the greasy pole on the next. I write about horse-racing for The Spectator and the FT, which is like a boy being paid to raid a sweetshop.
And the worst?
Days when you wonder halfway through the reply to a presenter's question: "Did I make that point earlier in this interview or was it in last hour's show?" And drunks at parties who half recognise you and start: "Let me tell you what's wrong with today's media."
Read the complete article HERE.
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