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Pirates of the Indian Ocean
I thought it might be instructive for any students of journalism who read this blog to detail my typical interaction with one of the foreign desks for which I work.
FD: Good morning, Foreign.
ME: Morning. You are probably no doubt sick of pirates...
FD: HAAAARGGGGH
ME: ...but I wondered whether you might have noticed the Ukrainian vessel...
FD: HAAAAARGGGGH
ME: that has been hijacked with a load of tanks on board and would like a piece today.
FD: HAAAAAAGGGGH ME 'EARTIES
ME: I could wrap in the latest fighting, the fate of the suspected pirates held in France and the fact that the Canadian frigate is staying on to escort food supplies into Mogadishu.
FD: Yes please, give us as much as you can. Bye.
5 Comments
| September 27, 2008 9:28 AM
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I heard this too. It may or may not be true. I stopped trying to stand up rumours about Somalia a long time ago. It only ends in madness
| September 27, 2008 4:08 PM
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Arrgh, perhaps it be scurvy that's got dem buccaneers down.
Sorry.
Your Foreign desk appears to be more fun than ours.
| September 28, 2008 11:36 AM
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Oh yes, every day is "International Speak Like a Pirate Day" with my lot
| October 1, 2008 7:00 PM
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News desks across the world must be struggling with whether or not to slip in the obvious pirate joke when covering this. It's so tempting!
What do you think?
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Rob, what do you make of the rumor of an Iranian ship making pirates extremely sick for some mysterious reason?
(MV Iran Deyanat)