{"product_id":"theres-someone-in-reception-adventures-in-local-journalism-9781068697104","title":"There's Someone in Reception: Adventures in Local Journalism","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"A merry romp through the often bizarre world of local journalism.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Rare to find a book packed with so many funny stories.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Really good fun, but also a touching tribute to local journalism.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"This book perfectly taps into why local newspapers matter... and what we stand to lose if they disappear.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"There's a man in reception with a massive slug. Can you come down and interview him?\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWelcome to the life of a local journalist, and the curious tradition of the \"walk-in\" - when a member of the public turns up with a tale to tell. The newsworthiness of these stories is... well... mixed, to say the least. But every journalist remembers their weirdest and most wonderful walk-ins.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom stories that made international headlines and exposed major crime networks, to readers who walked in with a hand grenade and a bag of dead bats, There's Someone In Reception explores the good, the bad and the downright bizarre of working in local news.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBased on interviews with generations of journalists - with stories from the 1950s to the 2020s - it covers the glory days, the disastrous decline of local papers and the signs of hope now emerging in many places.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlex Morrison spent a decade in journalism, as a reporter then editor for several local newspapers, before covering national news for the BBC.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Alex Morrison","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50870558294290,"sku":"9781068697104","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_8c3a32fc-c0af-41f8-853c-5f0e62c7e2e2.jpg?v=1737809304","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/theres-someone-in-reception-adventures-in-local-journalism-9781068697104","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}