The Fifth Floor Episodes Available now
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31/03/2012
Are politicians taking nicknames too personally - shouldn't they just laugh them off?
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24/03/2012
The tricky business of setting the news agenda – and the battle to get your story heard
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17/03/2012
Reporting Kandahar's massacre and an Afghan's experience of a US army embed.
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10/03/2012
Persian Service vs Iranian government - the media saga continues.
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03/03/2012
Reporting elections: How do you cope when everything goes haywire?
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25/02/2012
Remembering fallen colleagues: dealing with the news of death when it really hits home
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18/02/2012
Austerity, bailout, and the euro - how many different ways can you tell a familiar story?
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11/02/2012
A poignant perspective on conflict reportage, from a man who grew up in the shadow of war.
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04/02/2012
Inside the Arabic Service - how do they verify videos and stories from Syria?
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28/01/2012
Journalistic jargon: How many words can you weave together and still say nothing at all?