I wish I lived at the Ritz...
it's only my fifth real day in London but I already feel like I really know the city pretty well. we've been traveling throughout the city basically all day every day using the tube and the buses and i almost feel like i know where i'm going :-)
today was another incredibly busy day. we had a venue visit today at the Daily Mirror, which is a "tabloid" newspaper in London. we met with the managing editor of the paper and the news editor who were both really interesting and open with us. we spent a long time talking about the differences between the UK papers and the US papers (which are abundant!) and then also comparing all the different UK dailys. The Daily Mirror seems to be a very sensational newspaper and although it is considered a hard-news daily in London, it would definitely be a tabloid comparable to the Enquirer in the states. The papers are pretty full of female nudity and focus a lot on celebrity news and sensational stories. Also, something that was especially interesting to me was the differences between the importance of sourcing in the two countries. In the US, a story is basically not considered credible without a reliable source. However, in the UK it is not unusual to use a "protected source" or completely make up a source for the "benefit" of a story. Although apparently this is an accepted practice in UK journalism, I found it incredibly unethical and it completely eliminated any trust I may have had in British papers like the Mirror. Although the Mirror is a cool organization and the paper definitely is entertaining, it i just that. Entertaining. Not necessarily good news.
Anyway sorry for the rambling. After our venue visit we decided to do some more touristy things. So we went back to Westminster Abbey to completely tour the whole building. Even though I had been there before when I was here with my family, I decided to go again because I think the church is one of the most beautiful I have ever seen. Also, it was really cool to see all the tombs of famous and royal people around the church. After that we went to Parliment! Parliment was so cool because Parliment is in session right now and (for free!) you can go in and watch the members debate key issues and bills. So we did that for a bit which was really fun. The members are really funny. This one guy kept talking for a really long time and looking around the room, I saw that no one was listening. At all. It was quite hilarious. Also, the clerks really do wear those ridiculous wigs! Fascinating! Haha.
After Parliment we went to High Tea at the Ritz which was AMAZING! The Ritz is so beautiful and ornate and the service was amazing. We had endless tea sandwiches and pastries and biscuits and cakes...it was fantastic. :-) A bunch of the girls on the trip went and it was definitely a fun girly thing to do. I definitely wish I could have high tea at the Ritz every day.
And now I am exhausted again (of course) because I have been going nonstop since 7am. Blah I hate that our meetings start so early. Oh well, other than the early mornings it's been a fantastic experience so far! :-)
today was another incredibly busy day. we had a venue visit today at the Daily Mirror, which is a "tabloid" newspaper in London. we met with the managing editor of the paper and the news editor who were both really interesting and open with us. we spent a long time talking about the differences between the UK papers and the US papers (which are abundant!) and then also comparing all the different UK dailys. The Daily Mirror seems to be a very sensational newspaper and although it is considered a hard-news daily in London, it would definitely be a tabloid comparable to the Enquirer in the states. The papers are pretty full of female nudity and focus a lot on celebrity news and sensational stories. Also, something that was especially interesting to me was the differences between the importance of sourcing in the two countries. In the US, a story is basically not considered credible without a reliable source. However, in the UK it is not unusual to use a "protected source" or completely make up a source for the "benefit" of a story. Although apparently this is an accepted practice in UK journalism, I found it incredibly unethical and it completely eliminated any trust I may have had in British papers like the Mirror. Although the Mirror is a cool organization and the paper definitely is entertaining, it i just that. Entertaining. Not necessarily good news.
Anyway sorry for the rambling. After our venue visit we decided to do some more touristy things. So we went back to Westminster Abbey to completely tour the whole building. Even though I had been there before when I was here with my family, I decided to go again because I think the church is one of the most beautiful I have ever seen. Also, it was really cool to see all the tombs of famous and royal people around the church. After that we went to Parliment! Parliment was so cool because Parliment is in session right now and (for free!) you can go in and watch the members debate key issues and bills. So we did that for a bit which was really fun. The members are really funny. This one guy kept talking for a really long time and looking around the room, I saw that no one was listening. At all. It was quite hilarious. Also, the clerks really do wear those ridiculous wigs! Fascinating! Haha.
After Parliment we went to High Tea at the Ritz which was AMAZING! The Ritz is so beautiful and ornate and the service was amazing. We had endless tea sandwiches and pastries and biscuits and cakes...it was fantastic. :-) A bunch of the girls on the trip went and it was definitely a fun girly thing to do. I definitely wish I could have high tea at the Ritz every day.
And now I am exhausted again (of course) because I have been going nonstop since 7am. Blah I hate that our meetings start so early. Oh well, other than the early mornings it's been a fantastic experience so far! :-)
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