Marcus Bensasson's tumblelog

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If you get the job, endeavor to stay on the beat for at least five years. The first two you won’t know what you are doing, the last three, you’ll be ready to do some business.

David Simon, creator of The Wire, quoted in Poynter.

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Still Life of Desk (is it Friday?)

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Love this ad from the Guardian. Very cool, very 21st century news. Now lets just hope it helps them hit on a viable 21st century revenue model.

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Hunter S. Thomson to Mike Peterson in response to a piece he submitted to the magazine in 1971. (via Dean Praetorious)

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Airport bus outside my office. Finance ministry in background, parliament in reflection.

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A Glimpse Inside the Camera Bag of a War Photographer

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(via More evidence that different devices fuel news consumption at different times » Nieman Journalism Lab)

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Don't make 'em like they used to...

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"Pressure from the Russians, the 'fair-haired race' of the prophecies and the sole Orthodox power in the world, held a special resonance in the Greek lands. The great war of 1768-74 between Russian and the Ottoman Empire aroused particular excitement, for a prophesy attributed to the Byzantine emperor Leo the Wise foretold the driving out of the Turks from the 'City' of Constantinople 320 years after its capture, i.e. in 1773."

--Richard Clogg, A Concise History of Greece, Second Edition

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Greek History

I am currently reading Richard Clogg's Concise History of Greece to brush up on the country's past. As I do so I will post interesting quotes from the book and elsewhere, and also relevant multi-media where available.

Coming up shortly, an interesting quote from the book on how Greeks viewed Russia, their most powerful co-religionist nation, in the 18th century. To this day you often find Greeks who think Russia wants to bail the country out in its current crisis because of cultural ties, but is being prevented from doing so by the troika.

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The Daily Telegraph has a pretty cool-looking newsroom.

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Hell’s Angel dog being being frisked at one of the Occupy protests.

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From the amazing new Tumblr: Awwcupy Wall Street, The Occupy movement’s cutest protesters.

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very nice

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RVP doesn't have the electrifying pace of Henry, or the brute strength of Shearer. He is a pure footballer.

GilbertoSilver

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For the shoe leather journalists

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As good a choice as any for first post - Paul Lewis looks at how social media has impacted journalism. Has a personal connection as I was one of the witnesses in the Ian Tomlinson investigation discussed.