• Thursday, March 28, 2024

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You know something, Jon Snow

The Brexit debate has split families and communities across Britain.

By: Keerthi Mohan

by BARNIE CHOUDHURY MANY years ago, the Channel 4 newscaster Jon Snow was a visiting professor of journalism at Nottingham Trent University, where I happened to lecture. Over the years, I learned from him, and so did my students. When asked by a national newspaper what he would like for his epitaph, Jon cleverly showed how in touch he was with popular culture. He wanted the words: “You know nothing, Jon Snow” on his tombstone, in reference to that brilliant drama The Game of Thrones. Simple. Genius. Typical Jon Snow. To this day, under his stewardship, Channel 4 News remains…

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