I’ve been tagged by Simon Wakeman. Since I’m indebted to him (he’s setting up the online edition of Behind the Spin magazine), here goes. This is my week in media, January 1-6 2008.
What I’ve read
- The Economist (essential weekly reading)
- The Observer (favourite columnists include Andrew Rawnsley on politics, John Naughton on technology and Simon Caulkin on management – he makes his column sound rather like a blog…)
- Double Fault by Lionel Shriver (tennis as a metaphor for marital strife)
- God’s Architect – the new biography of Pugin
- Lonely Planet and Insight guides to Oman / Arabia (I’m going there next week)
What I’ve listened to
- John Humphrys on Desert Island Discs (BBC Radio 4)
- New copies of old Beatles albums (Rubber Soul, Revolver)
- Sting singing Dowland
What I’ve watched
- My television highlight was Andy Murray winning the ATP tennis title in Doha (British Eurosport)
- Lots of news: usually BBC or Channel 4, but sometimes Al-Jazeera for a different perspective
What I’ve surfed
- RSS feeds (in Google Reader) – though it still felt like a holiday week
- Travel and currency conversion websites
- I’ve lived vicariously watching so many New Year’s Eve party photos appearing on Facebook (me, I prefer to stay at home – that way I’ve avoided the flu and the vomiting bug…)
I’ve probably understated my television and radio consumption: radio is always on in the car and in the kitchen. But this list has reminded me how much I still value print. Thank you, Simon. Rather than tagging others, why don’t you pick up the baton (after all, you’ve read this far)?
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