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Alex Morrison

4 months

There's Someone in Reception is OUT NOW! Thanks once again to every journalist who contributed a story Buy it below - available in paperback, hardback, e-book and audiobook (narrated by @RichardGodden1 ) #journalists #journalism #booklaunch #PleaseRP 👇

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Alex Morrison

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2 years

21 years ago, I sat with a group of new friends (now old friends) in our halls @uniofexter , watching football scores on the “vidiprinter” One caught our eye: A team called Flexsys Cefn Druids (now @CefnDruids ) got thumped, I think 6-0. We knew at once they were our new team

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3 years

Dear local newspaper journalists - past (like me) and present. We need a book of brilliant/bizarre "walk-in" stories. Working title: "There's someone in reception" (at which point everyone pretends to be working so someone else has to go). Who's got good material? #journorequest

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2 years

Bottom line: we love @CefnDruids and the annual trip has helped keep our group of friends together over the years This Saturday we'll be back for the first time since Covid lockdowns, for @CefnDruids vs @PenrhyncochFC See you there. Cheers! @Druidstillidie @billybrewster8 #DTID

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Alex Morrison

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5 months

Publication is still a few weeks away (date TBC) but here's the cover Getting very real now! #WritingCommunity #journalism

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@alexmorrison81

2 years

He said we'd be welcome "as long as you don't bring more than 2,000 people" So we hired a minibus and went to a game at Plaskynaston Lane ( @CefnDruids now former home) Here we are on that first trip, each looking about 12 years old

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2 years

Some of us even followed the Druids to Lithuania when they got into the Europa League

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6 years

The @Druidstillidie boys made their presence known in Lithuanian! Fantastic support as always. ⚫️⚪️⚫️ #DTID

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Alex Morrison

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3 years

Put some @UniofExeter research into action last night. A herring gull keeps pecking our windows at 5am - but I know they don’t like being watched, so I employed these guys as night watchmen. Gull-free night 😀

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Alex Morrison

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2 years

We've even travelled all the way from our various homes (we scattered all over the place after uni) only for the game to be snowed off. Twice! We made the best of it

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Alex Morrison

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2 years

Over the years, I've presented the MOM award to a baffled young man while dressed as a druid, and tried to sneak myself into the team (using a suspiciously old-school Druids shirt)

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Alex Morrison

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2 years

It was fun. Too much fun. It became a thing The "Druids Till I Die" competition began. Simple rules: Go every year or you're out We've been going ever since. Two of us are still in the competition but, more importantly, a load of us turn up each year - first at Plaskynaston...

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Alex Morrison

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2 years

We were hooked on the Druids from the first whistle (see the clip below from 2009 - what's not to love?) More importantly, we've always had the warmest of welcomes there (despite being loud and often very silly)

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Alex Morrison

@alexmorrison81

5 months

🚨 There's Someone in Reception will be published on June 5 🚨 Exciting/terrifying! Thanks so much to everyone who contributed stories for the book Pre-order the e-book below (paperback & audiobook sales begin on release day) #journalism #writing

There's Someone in Reception: Adventures in local journalism

There's Someone in Reception: Adventures in local journalism eBook : Morrison, Alex: Amazon.co.uk: Kindle Store

www.amazon.co.uk

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Alex Morrison

@alexmorrison81

2 years

Now at the impressive new stadium, The Rock...

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Alex Morrison

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2 years

I thought it would be funny to write them a letter (yes, this was Victorian times) asking if we could be their Exeter fan club They called my bluff. A lovely chap called John Edwards sent us a box of scarves & shirts, with an open invite to visit

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Alex Morrison

@alexmorrison81

3 years

Based on the replies, it appears I now have to actually write this thing. I'll work my way through all the replies, but first I need to get myself an office - with a reception area for walk-ins...

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Alex Morrison

@alexmorrison81

3 years

Prof Mark Goodwin of @UniofExeter signs the agreement for the new Joint Centre for Excellence in Environmental Intelligence with @metoffice chief scientist Prof Stephen Belcher at the #COP26 Science Pavilion

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Alex Morrison

@alexmorrison81

4 months

I'm off work this week to promote the book (out on Wednesday) Please help me spread the word. I'm up for interviews if any journos want to talk walk-ins! Pre-order e-book here 👉 (paperback & hardback will appear at 00:01 Weds) #journalism #journalists

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Alex Morrison

@alexmorrison81

4 months

There's Someone in Reception will be published two weeks today Here's a flavour of what you can expect 👇 #journalism (pre-order e-book )

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Alex Morrison

@alexmorrison81

4 months

The book comes out on Wednesday To give you a flavour of what to expect, here’s the back cover (with thanks to @ImSuzanneLeigh for the slug story that inspired the opening line) It’ll be available in paperback, hardback, e-book and audiobook

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Alex Morrison

@alexmorrison81

4 years

@AnthonyMangnal1 That example sounds quite unlikely - or at least a partial story missing vital context. Where did you hear it and how do you know it's true?

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Alex Morrison

@alexmorrison81

3 years

The replies have reminded me how much a love local newspapers and their staff. Probably didn't realise it at the time, but reporting for the @crawley_news was the most enjoyable/scary/rewarding job I've ever had

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Alex Morrison

@alexmorrison81

5 years

@DavidJonesMP Hope you enjoyed your summer in an echo chamber. Plenty of people don’t want Brexit

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Alex Morrison

@alexmorrison81

4 months

My book is sitting proudly atop Amazon’s “movers and shakers” list My new nemesis is Greg the Sausage Roll ( @GreggsOfficial ?) Sincere thanks to everyone who has bought There’s Someone in Reception so far 🙏📚

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Alex Morrison

@alexmorrison81

6 months

After 50+ interviews (and colossal delays due to life/kids/work) this book is now ready Thanks soooooooooo much to everyone who tweeted, emailed and spoke to me. You're all awesome Watch this space - it'll be walk-in heavy in the coming weeks 🗞️ #journalism

Alex Morrison

@alexmorrison81

3 years

Dear local newspaper journalists - past (like me) and present. We need a book of brilliant/bizarre "walk-in" stories. Working title: "There's someone in reception" (at which point everyone pretends to be working so someone else has to go). Who's got good material? #journorequest

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Alex Morrison

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3 years

Leaving glorious Devon, heading for #COP26 to help all the brilliant @UniofExeter staff and students taking part. Only eight hours to go 🚂

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Alex Morrison

@alexmorrison81

5 years

@BarristerSecret Govt: Yay for No Deal! Also govt: We might not have medicine anymore.

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Alex Morrison

@alexmorrison81

1 year

Journos: what’s your favourite word in Teeline? I’ve decided mine is “singing” 🎶 (from an interview with a scientist about courtship in crickets)

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Alex Morrison

@alexmorrison81

8 months

@TEnglishSport As a Scotland fan, I can confirm my thought process at 27-0 was "please don't f*** this up" - definitely not "here comes a Grand Slam"

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Alex Morrison

@alexmorrison81

5 years

@EmmaKennedy @mirabarhillel Totally agree. Only been married 4+ years but we’ve got three young kids (so, y’know, tired) and @Bashers21 have never shouted at each other. Sometimes, when really pissed off, one or other may open a share bag of chocolates and eat the lot without sharing.

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Alex Morrison

@alexmorrison81

3 years

Here’s @NeilAdger speaking about migration and climate change at the Bangladesh Pavilion at #COP26

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Alex Morrison

@alexmorrison81

2 years

Are walk-ins making a comeback? Fascinating piece by @iburrell in @theipaper about a new community newsroom in Glasgow @Govanhill_mag Includes a quote from me on the terror of making a mistake and people turning up to complain...

The Glasgow community newsroom that's bringing the story back to the British high street

Local journalism is vital for communities but it's in danger of being wiped out. Now a revolutionary project in Scotland is reviving the newspaper office on your doorstep. There's someone in recept...

inews.co.uk

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Alex Morrison

@alexmorrison81

5 years

@macatoon @DavidJonesMP Was no deal on the ballot paper? I thought the EU were coming to beg us for good terms so Germany could sell cars here?

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Alex Morrison

@alexmorrison81

5 months

The superb @RichardGodden1 is recording the audiobook of There's Someone in Reception Today, he had to take a break because he was laughing too much at one of the stories Seems like a good sign! (thanks @nigelwis for the story in question) Audiobook version of the cover 👇

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Alex Morrison

@alexmorrison81

2 years

Writing a book about #journalism is a joy because the people you interview (journalists) organise information for a living and instinctively provide the best “line/angle/hook”. Basically writes itself 📚

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Alex Morrison

@alexmorrison81

2 years

Ten months ago, the tweet below (& hundreds of replies) got me started on a book about local #journalism Now the first draft is DONE! Thanks so much to the 100+ journos who've told me their tales Next step: pitching. Time to find an agent & publisher 🤞 #amwriting #ampitching

Alex Morrison

@alexmorrison81

3 years

Dear local newspaper journalists - past (like me) and present. We need a book of brilliant/bizarre "walk-in" stories. Working title: "There's someone in reception" (at which point everyone pretends to be working so someone else has to go). Who's got good material? #journorequest

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Alex Morrison

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3 months

Journos: ever been sent on a job and pretended to do it? A few reporters in my book recalled times they couldn’t face a death knock or other horrible task I don’t think I ever did this - but I was definitely relieved sometimes to get no answer (so I could leave a note & flee)

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Alex Morrison

@alexmorrison81

2 months

To me, this photo says everything about local news walk-ins. Essays should be written about it It shows a man who walked into the Salford Advertiser in the 1980s with three potatoes that "look like ducks" (you decide) Thanks to @nigelwis for the story & Harry Potts for the 📷

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Alex Morrison

@alexmorrison81

3 months

My book is based on interviews with almost 100 journalists I didn't have space for more, so I added an appendix of the best one-liners people set via Twitter & email (all published with permission) Here's the roll of honour - thank you all!🧵

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Alex Morrison

@alexmorrison81

3 years

Spending a fascinating day with @SteveBackshall & @amgriffiths01 talking about shark fins/meat in the UK @UniofExeter @ExeterMarine

Steve Backshall

@SteveBackshall

3 years

Secret Shark sales; fins imported into the UK from critically endangered species, DNA barcoding on fish in our chip shops from sharks like starry smoothhound. Huge thanks to @amgriffiths01 #ExeterMarine @uniofexeter @Bite_Back @SharkTrustUK @MantaTrust

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Alex Morrison

@alexmorrison81

2 years

My book on local #journalism is filling up fast - but I'm still on the hunt for incredble stories and bizarre experiences of life in local news. Please get in touch if you've got a tale to tell! #journorequests

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Alex Morrison

@alexmorrison81

2 years

With 50+ interviews done & hundreds of stories received via email & Twitter, my book on local #journalism is nearly full But I've got serious FOMO - must be a million great tales I haven't heard. If you've got one, please get in touch #journorequest

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Alex Morrison

@alexmorrison81

6 years

We've got a story out today about prawns having personalities (and some being cautious). Naturally, @TheSun nails the headline... #journalism

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Alex Morrison

@alexmorrison81

7 years

Fantastic work by @BBCSport live page! #WorldCupDraw 😂 @TJRostance

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Alex Morrison

@alexmorrison81

4 months

The book contains some random encounters with celebrities - including a reporter who got a letter from Nicolas Cage calling him an "ace journalist" No sequel planned - but who's got stories? Here's me laughing with embarrassing enthusiasm at Sir Patrick Stewart (2010 election)

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Alex Morrison

@alexmorrison81

4 years

Brilliant pre-lockdown boost last night - my novel has been longlisted for the Laxfield Literary Launch Prize. I entered the competition after hearing @emmashercliff on the @WritersCentre podcast (which is great by the way)

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Alex Morrison

@alexmorrison81

4 years

Actual writing by actual me in an actual book!! Thanks @NAWGnews

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Alex Morrison

@alexmorrison81

6 years

My first published fiction. Reading the other @BrightonPrize stories on the train home. Some really great writing (and mine) in there

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Alex Morrison

@alexmorrison81

4 months

The problem with writing a book about walk-ins is that, as soon as it's published, people tell you excellent walk-in tales Today I've heard about a walk-in who claimed he invented the spiral staircase (pretty sure they had those in medieval castles!)

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Alex Morrison

@alexmorrison81

3 years

A panel including Tim Lenton of @GSI_Exeter are discussing the “need for speed” in cutting methane emissions

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Alex Morrison

@alexmorrison81

2 years

Thanks so much to @DomPonsford @pressgazette for publishing this feature about my local #journalism book Still room for more stories - get in touch if you've got a tale to tell! #journorequest

Press Gazette

@pressgazette

2 years

Local newspaper walk-ins: @alexmorrison81 writes about the good, the bad and the downright strange as he prepares a book chock-a-block with anecdotes - from deadly nightshade jam to a bruise that may or may not look like Jesus

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Alex Morrison

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5 years

@ITVNewsPolitics @itvnews So... to be clear: bringing the UK together by making Scots accept a #Brexit they overwhelmingly voted against?

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Alex Morrison

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6 years

An actual book containing writing by me in an actual bookshop @BrightonPrize @GoldenHareBooks

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Alex Morrison

@alexmorrison81

4 months

More radio interviews today Podcast hero @DMTomDice noted an echo yesterday so I’ve put up the kids’ tent as a sound studio 🎙️

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Alex Morrison

@alexmorrison81

4 months

Delighted to see my book featured in one of the most famous regional papers @yorkshirepost

A legless murderer and a Flemish duck - Stories from a newspaper's reception

In local journalism, a walk-in is a person who arrives with a story they want printed or broadcast. These sometimes result in stunning headlines. Other times, a walk-in brings an unpublishable...

www.yorkshirepost.co.uk

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Alex Morrison

@alexmorrison81

5 years

@joncstone Like all teenagers, he had unlimited access to “a large number of Whitehall sources”

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Alex Morrison

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3 years

Inspiring discussion about better ways for governments to make policies - understanding uncertainty and focussing on risks and opportunities @EeistP @JFMercure #COP26

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Alex Morrison

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1 year

This might be the nerdiest thing a grown man has ever got excited about, but I wrote the press releases for the top two stories on today's @CarbonBrief daily breifing

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Alex Morrison

@alexmorrison81

5 years

Fascinating stories here @UniofExeterNews this week. First up: ‘Gentle recovery’ of Brazil’s leatherback turtles

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Alex Morrison

@alexmorrison81

4 years

@AnthonyMangnal1 Thanks for your reply Anthony. So was the story that simple - ie, a driver had no documentation for empty boxes and the customs agent responded by drawing a gun? Were there no steps between this fairly ordinary start and the extreme response?

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Alex Morrison

@alexmorrison81

4 months

My book has been out for a week The road to publication was pretty standard: I had an idea, did nothing about it for 10+ years then idly tweeted about it 🧵

Alex Morrison

@alexmorrison81

3 years

Dear local newspaper journalists - past (like me) and present. We need a book of brilliant/bizarre "walk-in" stories. Working title: "There's someone in reception" (at which point everyone pretends to be working so someone else has to go). Who's got good material? #journorequest

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Alex Morrison

@alexmorrison81

3 years

@H5YJO I just said this to my wife and - referencing another reply in this thread - she said: "That's right. You can't bring two cucumbers to a Facebook inbox."

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Alex Morrison

@alexmorrison81

3 years

Don’t usually post personal stuff but today my step dad (one of the best people I know) had a heart attack. The @swasFT paramedics were magnificently calm and @Derriford_Hosp treated him. As always, I’m deeply grateful for our wonderful #NHS

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Alex Morrison

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7 years

@BBCSportScot @BBCAndyBurke Seems a shame, but can't bring myself to support Scot-free Lions

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Alex Morrison

@alexmorrison81

4 months

If any journalists out there want a guest/interviewee to talk about the weird and wonderful magic of walk-ins, please get in touch I have stories from much of the UK, plus Ireland, Canada, New Zealand and Norway #journorequest #journalism

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Alex Morrison

@alexmorrison81

1 year

@SkyBetHelp Surely you’re paying out on this one…

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Alex Morrison

@alexmorrison81

2 years

Journalists: talk to me about quotes If you put something in quote marks, it has to be verbatim, right? I've recently done/organised interviews and reporters have "quoted" people when in fact it's the journalist's own summary (for me that should be reported speech) Thoughts?

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Alex Morrison

@alexmorrison81

4 years

Five-year-old son tells me: “I’m going to bake you in a pie and slap the pie.” Kids are a treat.

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Alex Morrison

@alexmorrison81

2 months

I love this review - it captures both the silly and serious side of the book ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ #journalism #bookreviews

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Alex Morrison

@alexmorrison81

1 month

Totally agree - nibs were a vital part of every paper I worked for A lot of the feedback we received was about nibs, including this one that features in my book (I can't remember how we managed this, but I assume we mixed up two places called Leigh)

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Of course, the editors were right, the nibs were spectacularly well-read and omg the grief you’d get if you made a mistake in one, but they were drudgery to dig up and file in the pre-internet steam age of hackery…

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Alex Morrison

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4 months

My career has gone full circle - from my first work experience at the Kingsbridge Gazette @NewsSouthHams almost 20 years ago to my journalism book featuring in that very paper (thanks @Tommity_ladds )

Former journalist Alex Morrison releases first book

A former journalist and Chillington resident, Alex Morrison, is releasing his first published work called; There's Someone in Reception., a book based on interviews with generations of journalists...

www.kingsbridge-today.co.uk

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Alex Morrison

@alexmorrison81

8 years

Sunset at Hope Cove #Devon

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Alex Morrison

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2 years

#NHS appreciation tweet: my 5-year-old son broke his leg on Wednesday. Rushed him to @Derriford_Hosp in terrible pain. Staff were incredible. 48 hours later he was home (post surgery, pins in his thigh, huge cast on). Traumatic time but he’s laughing and playing again ❤️💙

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2 years

I'll be at Glastonbury this year supporting @GlastoScience . If you're a journo at the festival interested in science, come and see us. Our friendly scientists include @UniofExeter experts on climate, crops & more #journorequests

Science Futures to make Glastonbury debut · GreenFutures

greenfutures.exeter.ac.uk

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Alex Morrison

@alexmorrison81

2 years

Had a lovely chat about @CefnDruids on @BBCRadioLondon earlier. Thanks for the invite @philcparry If you want to listen, it starts about 35 mins into this programme

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4 months

A reminder that my book is available in audio form, beautifully narrated by @RichardGodden1 #journalism #audiobooks #book

There's Someone in Reception: Adventures in Local Journalism

www.amazon.co.uk

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Alex Morrison

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7 years

Excited to be on the @BrightonPrize shortlist! Re-read the email 10 times to make sure

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Alex Morrison

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5 years

My in-laws drove from Devon to Newbury today before finding one of our chickens in their motor home #chickenrun #henweekend #freerange

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Alex Morrison

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2 years

Ever worked in local #journalism ? I'm writing a book about it! If you've got great/weird tales of walk-ins, vox pops or going "on patch" I'd love to hear from you He's a bill from my time @newsmolevalley . I'm 63% sure the protest was about the supermarket, not me #JournoRequest

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3 years

@BathNovelAward Now trying to bend the fabric of reality so one of those snippets relates to my book. Doesn't look promising. Well done to everyone who gets longlisted - some of the entries sound really wonderful.

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2 years

Unforgettable week camping with @ArcticBasecamp in Davos for #WEF23 Temp close to -20C at night - but we had good sleeping bags to keep us warm and a good team to keep us cheerful!

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Alex Morrison

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2 years

Can’t see a mouse falling for this…

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Alex Morrison

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3 years

Went on @talkSPORT earlier to talk about "walk-in" stories at local newspapers. Thanks for inviting me @tSHandJ . Listen here (my bit starts just before 21 mins)

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2 years

Your regular reminder that I'm writing a book about local #journalism . I'm after amazing "walk-ins" and other tales from current or former local journos #journorequest . Feel free to reply, DM or email (see bio) if you've got a story

Alex Morrison

@alexmorrison81

3 years

Dear local newspaper journalists - past (like me) and present. We need a book of brilliant/bizarre "walk-in" stories. Working title: "There's someone in reception" (at which point everyone pretends to be working so someone else has to go). Who's got good material? #journorequest

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2 years

Just cuddled a freezing goat, wrapped him in a duvet and buried him in straw. How’s your morning? 🥶

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Alex Morrison

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2 years

BOOK UPDATE: Almost six months since the tweet below, I've done more than 40 interviews (thanks all!), received loads more material by email/DM/carrier pigeon and written 15,000 words of the first draft. Still keen for more though - get in touch if you have a story #journorequest

Alex Morrison

@alexmorrison81

3 years

Dear local newspaper journalists - past (like me) and present. We need a book of brilliant/bizarre "walk-in" stories. Working title: "There's someone in reception" (at which point everyone pretends to be working so someone else has to go). Who's got good material? #journorequest

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My son (5) awakes me at 2am with an urgent and horrifying news story: “Did you know, in the past each shop only sold one thing? You had one shop for vegetables, one for fruit, one for grapes.” More details as we get them.

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10 months

Anyone up for a weird story? Ok here goes More than 20 years ago, a group of friends at @UniofExeter (including me) started supporting the mighty @CefnDruids It got out of hand (as I explained in the thread below) 🧵

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@alexmorrison81

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21 years ago, I sat with a group of new friends (now old friends) in our halls @uniofexter , watching football scores on the “vidiprinter” One caught our eye: A team called Flexsys Cefn Druids (now @CefnDruids ) got thumped, I think 6-0. We knew at once they were our new team

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When should a journalist believe what someone tells them? Even if a claim seems unbelievable, what if it's true? Here's a classic example from Rebecca Brice @Radiobex @BBCRadioLincs It's from the chapter "too good to be true?" in my book - beautifully read by @RichardGodden1

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2 years

Any journos got good stories of vox pops and/or death knocks? I think it’s worth at least a chapter in my book - just to explain these experiences to the public (for me voxes were actually the more dreaded of the two) #journorequest #journalism

Alex Morrison

@alexmorrison81

3 years

Dear local newspaper journalists - past (like me) and present. We need a book of brilliant/bizarre "walk-in" stories. Working title: "There's someone in reception" (at which point everyone pretends to be working so someone else has to go). Who's got good material? #journorequest

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2 years

It's been a whale-heavy week, with two big media splashes (!) here @UniofExeter 🐳 The woes of killer whale mothers hit #2 in the BBC most-read: And the threat of deep-sea mining is widely covered today, including @guardian

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Alex Morrison

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4 months

My @TimesRadio chat with @MattChorley is now available in podcast form (this link is for Spotify but it’s also on other platforms)

There's Someone In Reception

Episode · Politics Unpacked · Every local journalist has had a member of the public pitch them a news story by turning up to the newsroom reception. Sometimes these can lead to national headlines,...

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Alex Morrison

@alexmorrison81

9 years

Proud & excited to say my son Samuel was born last night. Staff @epsom_sthelier are the best people on earth http://t.co/iRf9cvOFqq

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Alex Morrison

@alexmorrison81

2 years

Combination of lockdown, @GWandShows and my job promoting @UniofExeter climate/enviornment research inspired me to make a #wildlife garden Now it's full of wildlife (need to work on my night-time photography)

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Alex Morrison

@alexmorrison81

4 years

I love saving drafts of my novel as a PDF. Immediately looks more finished and grown-up (and less like the plot-hole-infested ramblings of a fool) #writing #writingcommunity

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Alex Morrison

@alexmorrison81

4 months

My book is out NEXT WEEK (June 5) Here’s a reminder of the tweet - and the amazing replies - that kicked things off #journalism #journalists #writingcommunity

Alex Morrison

@alexmorrison81

3 years

Dear local newspaper journalists - past (like me) and present. We need a book of brilliant/bizarre "walk-in" stories. Working title: "There's someone in reception" (at which point everyone pretends to be working so someone else has to go). Who's got good material? #journorequest

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Alex Morrison

@alexmorrison81

4 years

I asked the kids (5, 3 and 1) for a drink to give myself a few precious seconds to work. Here’s what I got.

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Alex Morrison

@alexmorrison81

3 years

Asked my son (6) why he hit his brother. He replied: “I was drunk.”

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Alex Morrison

@alexmorrison81

2 years

I did a media training lecture yesterday, and opted not to display the latest BBC most-read stories (as I usually do) because it was so grim Headlines still horrifying today - but working for @UniofExeterNews I get to offer a different kind of news (notice the whales 🐳) 1/

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Alex Morrison

@alexmorrison81

5 years

You're officially famous @Gull_Mad @lauraakelley @NeeltjeBoogert - your research has become... whatever this is:

George Osborne

@George_Osborne

5 years

Our ⁦ @Adamstoon1 ⁩ ⁦ @EveningStandard ⁩ on the new evidence about staring at seagulls

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