And Thank You For Watching
Extraordinary Stories from a Veteran News Journalist
Published on 4. October 2018
352 pages
978-1-78649-451-1 (ISBN)
Description
'This insightful and superb book takes you to World Cups, to conflicts in war-torn countries, to division in Trump's America... A terrific read.' - Gary Lineker
For over thirty years, Mark Austin has covered the biggest stories in the world for ITN and Sky News. As a foreign correspondent and anchorman he has witnessed first-hand some of the most significant events of our times, including the Iraq War, the historic transition in South Africa from the brutality of apartheid to democracy, the horrors of the Rwandan genocide, and natural disasters such as the Haiti earthquake and the Mozambique floods.
Full of high drama, raw emotion and the sometimes hilarious happenings from the life of a veteran reporter, Mark Austin's memoir gives startling insight into the stories behind the headlines.
'A must read.' - Sir Trevor McDonald
For over thirty years, Mark Austin has covered the biggest stories in the world for ITN and Sky News. As a foreign correspondent and anchorman he has witnessed first-hand some of the most significant events of our times, including the Iraq War, the historic transition in South Africa from the brutality of apartheid to democracy, the horrors of the Rwandan genocide, and natural disasters such as the Haiti earthquake and the Mozambique floods.
Full of high drama, raw emotion and the sometimes hilarious happenings from the life of a veteran reporter, Mark Austin's memoir gives startling insight into the stories behind the headlines.
'A must read.' - Sir Trevor McDonald
Reviews / Votes
Mark Austin is one of the very finest television journalists anywhere, and his charming, insightful view of the world, as laid back yet gutsy as the man himself, is a delight to read. -- John Simpson Mark Austin made his name as a distinguished journalist and one of the popular news anchors on Independent Television News... His great good fortune was to get sent to Washington to report on the Trump administration, surely one of the most unorthodox presidencies of our time. For this alone his book is a must read. -- Sir Trevor McDonald Authoritative, searching and honest - Austin writes as brilliantly about the personal as about the professional encounters he's had. -- Emily Maitlis This insightful and superb book takes you to World Cups, to conflicts in war-torn countries, to division in Trump's America... A terrific read. -- Gary Lineker Mark Austin is a brilliant journalist and a great guy. Read this book to be informed, entertained - and moved. -- Jeremy BowenMore details
Edition
Main
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Illustrations
2x8pp colour plates
File size
10,06 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-78649-451-1 (9781786494511)
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Book
07/2019
Atlantic Books
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Person
Mark Austin worked at ITN for thirty years, where he presented the News at Ten and the Evening News, often on location from around the world, including the Antarctic, Iraq, Libya, Haiti, Nepal and Mogadishu. He has twice been named the RTS Presenter of the Year, won five BAFTA awards, an international Emmy for his reporting on the devastating floods in Mozambique and a Golden Nymph for his coverage of the war in Kosovo. He is now a presenter for Sky News.
Content
- Intro
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- Introduction
- 1. Trumptown
- 2. Notes from a Small Newspaper
- 3. Sporting Life
- 4. Mandela
- 5. Rwanda
- 6. Journeys
- 7. The Flood
- 8. Terry Lloyd
- 9. Getting Away With It
- 10. Anchorman
- 11. Maddy
- 12. Journalism
- 13. And Finally. From Trumptown
- Acknowledgements
- Picture Credits
- Index
- Plates
