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20 In a bunker with The Donald Trump and the press at Turnberry


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here’s hardly a news bulletin that doesn’t mention Donald Trump these days as the US president sends shockwaves throughout the world. He’s also


set his sights on journalists and the media, attempting to undermine an independent press by excluding a growing number of organisations.


Few journalists this side of the Atlantic have encountered The


Donald but one trainee on the Ayr Advertiser scooped all the nationals securing an interview (with just one hour’s notice) when the Turnberry golf course became part of the Trump empire. In her great series On Our Patch, Ruth Addicott speaks to local journalists who were there when Trump came to town. And in his insightful column, Ray Snoddy dissects Trump’s


attitude to the media and looks at where this will take journalism in the US. At home, media models are changing constantly and we have pieces on the value of producing newsletters and making the most of your expertise by becoming a media consultant. On a lighter note, we also have features on where to take your holidays if you want a destination with a journalistic theme; how cartoonists had a heyday in the miners’ strike; and the disappearing art of the newspaper diary. I hope you find some interesting reading in this edition.


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03 Calls for ‘fair pay’ as Reach in profit


Group records £102m surplus


04 A highly influential political journalist


Nick Powell’s life celebrated


05 Trump under fire from IFJ US president’s war on factual reporting


06 Solidarity sent to Palestine TUC backing for women journalists


On media


Trump’s attacks on media getting worse


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And finally... Smut, nonsense,


trivia and twaddle Page 27


Love, loss and football


Page 24 Arts


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Features


10 Be your own boss, earn good money Try starting your own newsletter


14 Why not take a busman’s holiday? Destinations steeped in journalism


18 ‘One fact, one joke and one error’ Diaries brought vital scepticism


23 A rich seam for the cartoonists Their big impact in the miners’ strike


Regulars 26 Letters


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