Why has our national broadcaster lost its nerve? The government’s threat to remove the licence fee, a sword of Damocles now constantly hanging over its head, is the most obvious answer. Another might be the installation of Richard Sharp, a pro-Brexit Tory donor, as chair. Maitlis, however, took aim at what she called an “active Conservative party agent” on the BBC board – a reference to Robbie Gibb, the smoothest of smooth operators, who has moved seamlessly between politics and journalism all his life. (Having initially worked for the then Conservative shadow minister Francis Maude, Gibb moved to the BBC, then became Theresa May’s head of communications, before returning controversially to the BBC, where he wields significant influence over journalistic output.) The irony of this riveting, enlightening and sometimes painfully honest book is that you couldn't meet less of an airhead than Emily Maitlis - a bold, fearless journalist, a splendidly probing and well-prepared interlocutor, and a warm, sharp and witty woman at the top of her game on and off camera. I'm just very disappointed there's only one chapter about me * Piers Morgan * In her August 2022 MacTaggart Lecture at the Edinburgh TV Festival, Maitlis reflected on the incident, saying that BBC editors were initially complimentary. The following day, after a complaint from the Prime Minister's office, the BBC apologised and removed the segment from its streaming service. [22] In the lecture, Maitlis also questioned the promptness with which the BBC apologised. There’s no getting away from it: Emily Maitlis is ordinately ‘well turned out’! She’s immaculately groomed right down to her no-doubt flawless cuticles. It’s not just a key component of the Maitlis signature style, it’s an essential part of who La Maitlis is - and her appearance is simply one further iteration of her meticulous preparation for an interview.

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Brexit: Rod Liddle and People's Vote's Tom Baldwin on 'betrayal' – BBC Newsnight". Archived from the original on 21 December 2021 – via YouTube. Emily has interviewed Presidents Donald Trump and Bill Clinton, as well the last six UK Prime Ministers, and numerous other political leaders. In a groundbreaking interview that made headlines worldwide, Emily sat down with Prince Andrew, when, for the first time, he publicly discussed his links to Jeffrey Epstein. She co-exec produced the Channel 4 documentary, Andrew: The Problem Prince, which examined his decision to be interviewed and the aftermath. A remarkable journey through the jungle of newsmaking. It combines razor-sharp analysis with compelling narrative drive and wit. A must-read Martin, Guy. "Prince Andrew's Public Relations War With Virginia Roberts Giuffre: Her Direct Appeal To Britain Harries His Retreat". Forbes. New York . Retrieved 23 January 2020.

You got me fired!': Anthony Scaramucci jokes with Emily Maitlis on first ep of The News Agents podcast". Lbc.co.uk . Retrieved 2 September 2022. Emily] is so absolutely of the moment. Airhead is a compilation of her greatest hits . . . hilarious' Evening Standard

Airhead: The Imperfect Art of Making News by Emily Maitlis

Gayle, Damien; Quinn, Ruth (5 September 2016). "Emily Maitlis stalker jailed for three years". The Guardian. London. Archived from the original on 6 September 2016. Emily Maitlis (born 6 September 1970) is a British journalist, documentary filmmaker, and former newsreader for the BBC. She was the lead anchor of the BBC Two news and current affairs programme Newsnight until the end of 2021. She is currently a presenter of the daily podcast The News Agents on LBC Radio. [1] Early life and education [ edit ] Behind-the-scenes accounts of her famous encounters, including those with Donald Trump, Bill Clinton and the Dalai Lama, among many others * Daily Mail Books of the Year * Airhead: The Imperfect Art of Making News is Maitlis at her best describing what in her professional life she loves most. Getting that killer interview, remembering to ask the right questions and delivering a piece to camera that provides clarity and context.

Maitlis has written a deliciously funny book about the high-wire act of broadcasting and the madness that surrounds it. Lots of famous presenters have written books but Maitlis' is different . . . Irresistible. She sounds great company . . . Her book's a romp * The Times * It was the scoop of the decade, an extraordinary encounter that brought an abrupt end to the Duke of York’s royal career.

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Emily Maitlis is a particular hero of mine . . . I know I'm in for a treat with Airhead * Gaby Huddart, Editor-in-chief, Good Housekeeping * Hugely enjoyable, funny and insightful. Airhead is not a biography nor a treatise on television journalism but more, as Emily Maitlis says herself, it's a look at how things happen in her job: how things get planned, go right and help make the headlines - and as equally, how things are unplanned, go wrong and help make the headlines.

Her account of the stalking case that has loomed over her for 27 years, and has resulted in a series of convictions for the perpetrator, is told reluctantly but poignantly. On another occasion, while reporting from Budapest, she mentions wearing a gold bracelet that was made from a bangle belonging to her grandmother who had carried it with her as she fled Nazi Germany. It’s a typical blink-and-you-miss-it moment of Maitlis history that leaves you wanting to know more.