you can’t even fight bruh, you’re a fraud. you spent decades putting your hands on women but when it came to a real man you got manhandled like a bitch
Are you fed up with a media which:
- Demonises minorities
- Defends an unbelievably broken economic system
- Supports genocide
There is an alternative!
Let's do this!
"Allah is the One Who created you from weakness, then made after weakness strength, then after strength weakness and grey hair. He creates what He wills, and He is the All-Knowing, the All-Powerful." ~ Qur'an 30:54
Hi David, Sangita here. I know you didn’t mean to - but your post comes across as rather diminishing of the wealth of experience @mehdirhasan will be collaborating with during the hard launch period in autumn. I accept that the line-up is perceived as centre to left wing. In a similar way in which Times Radio & podcasts (where I think you worked?) is perceived as centre to right wing.
It’s also worth noting that Medhi’s start up has hired @ShehabKhan - a young political repeorter from ITV. I, for one, am excited to see what he does.
For my part, my career spans 25 years in mainstream broadcast journalism - most of which was spent at the BBC (first recruited via a competitive BBC reporter traineeship) as a TV & Radio national news correspondent, current affairs presenter and documentary maker.
My work included original stories & investigative work. I left in 2022 but many of my friends still work there; I’m grateful for all I learnt at a public service organisation. I went on to host a very popular weekend phone-in show at LBC where I raised the AWA above half a million listeners p/w for the slot - with zero publicity and barely any resources. That had never been done before or since.
As an admirer of your work, I know you know the extra barriers this industry throws up for someone like me: an immigrant whose family lived pay check to pay check, state educated, non-oxbridge, poc woman - especially 3 decades ago. Yes, I’m now a political commentator at the brilliant @thenerve_news where my columns have mainly - but not exclusively - focussed on the rise of the hard and far right - which I believe is of pressing concern. I also make very popular political mini-docs at David Hearst’s @MiddleEastEye - to a repeatable digital format I created myself from scratch.
I won’t be involved in daily news at ZETEO UK, which is a start-up, not least because I’m quite the warhorse at it - riots, state visits, terror attacks, crime etc - I’ve covered it all - and I’ve worn out the rubber on these soles of my shoes! So, forgive me for bristling at - what appeared to be - a person with a few opinions formed without journalistic rigour. You see, I have a rock solid mainstream reporting career to fall back on.
For the @zeteouk launch, I’ll be focusing on a long-form podcast series with, what I hope, will be thoughtful, revealing, conversations. I’m happy to interview people across the political spectrum; I’m excited to see where it goes and we evolve. My work elsewhere will continue.
As for the other launch writers & broadcasters - @afuahirsch , @owenjonesjourno@OborneTweets@graceblakeley - they are a group of sharp minds, all courageous and accomplished in their fields. A couple of them have developed huge online audiences that MSM would envy. I’m proud to be in their company. No one can dictate what any of us think. We certainly don’t all agree, all the time, on every story. That’s healthy.
I have every confidence @mehdirhasan and I will converge on some issues & have some pretty robust disagreements on others - which can only be a good thing for the audience. Anyway, I’m happy to grab a coffee sometime should you wish to discuss the state of the media - or the world - further. Best Wishes, Sangita
Sorry but I actually think the boys have a point. The girls being so fine with Simba having a wandering eye while being mad at Ope for the same, being mad at Kavan for a card that isn't even bad and then defending their all of their bad behaviour is crazy. 🤷 #LoveIsland
@c3ll_00@kyeomcloud@bovmali@toni_aa Bro most of this women are genuinely children. They will reward you for being docile and not checking them on their faults 😂
Just in case you’re wondering what kind of place the UK is, a few jewish ambulances being set on fire will bring about more COBRA meetings and hysterical mass media coverage than actual people being burned out of their homes by masked gangs rampaging through the streets.