I just heard Eddie Mair on PM conducting an admiring – to put it politely – interview with the agency photographer who was following a gang of ‘student protesters’ who were ‘trashing everything that wasn’t nailed down‘ (as the photographer put it), when the mob came upon Prince Charles and Camilla. Our hero was able to get off five ‘good’ shots of the attack on their car. I paraphrase :
Mair : “And not only that, at many public events there are many photographers – you were the only one to get these exclusive pictures“
Photographer : “Well, yes, they’ve gone all around the world“
Mair : “And how do you feel about that – it must be really special, a once in a lifetime scoop“
Photographer : “Would you please remove your tongue from my lower digestive tract ?“
(I may not have heard that last bit correctly).
You’d think, even were the couple in question not the heir to the throne and his consort, that the middle-aged couple who were victims of a mob attack might be the centre of the story. But no. It’s all about us. Media people reporting on what they really find interesting – media people.
UPDATE – Julia from Ambush Predator comments :
“Well, good grief! The BBC News just ran an interview with Charlie Gilmour (public school and Cambridge protester, stepson of Pink Floyd’s Dave, likes swinging from the flag on the Cenotaph – LT), made on the day, before they knew who he was, or what he’d done, and it’s pretty clear he’s either functionally retarded, or was drunk or stoned at the time. If you can catch it on iPlayer, I suggest you watch, and marvel at what passes for a Cambridge-educated student these days. ”
Anyone seen this interview and got a copy or a link ?