Entries from December 2008 ↓

Toni Morrison in Conversation

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Pulitzer and Nobel Prize winning author, Toni Morrison, discusses her new novel A Mercy and the election of Barack Obama with Sam Tanenhaus (editor of the Book Review).

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Meet the Radio Indies

Thursday, January 29, 2009
11:00 amto5:00 pm

You are invited to attend the FREE event for black and ethnic minority professionals working in radio production and related industries.

This event is jointly hosted by the Radio Independents Group, BECTU, NUJ and the BBC. It has been set up under the auspices of the Radio Industry Diversity Group.

Date: Thursday 29th January 2009
Time: 11am – 5pm plus drinks afterwards. Lunch included
Venue: Congress House, Great Russell Street, London WC1B 3LS

The purpose of this day is to bring black and ethnic minority professionals together with executives from independent radio production companies to provide professional advice and guidance, create new contacts and networks and break down barriers that too many ethnic minority workers experience in the creative industries.

The event will feature:

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Did X-Factor Fix It for Alexandra?

So, Alexandra Burke has been crowned X-Factor Winner of 2008, but was the final result fixed?



Don’t get me wrong. I am happy for the twenty year old Londoner. Alexandra may well be the best talent to come out of the X-Factor (bar Leona Lewis) but Simon Cowell certainly wasn’t taking any chances with the British voting public.

First there were Simon’s references to Eoghan Quigg “representing Northern Ireland,” which was bound to generate anti-Eoghan feelings. Then the duet with Beyoncé was a blatant “Superstar” endorsement tactic, if ever I saw one. It meant that Ms Knowles’ fans would definitely tune in and should more than likely vote for Alexandria, too.

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