1. ryanscribe asked David Leigh: "It must be strange, almost confusing, looking back on the days when you were given a deadline or even the leeway to go off and research a story. Now, readers want interaction - the chance (like this site)..." Show more »"It must be strange, almost confusing, looking back on the days when you were given a deadline or even the leeway to go off and research a story. Now, readers want interaction - the chance (like this site) to comment on everything a journalist does or says. Where do you and others like you fit into this picture? I already read the Guardian website but not the paper, unless for the jobs: I wonder how many out there are similar to me. And what this means for the journalistic profession." Show less »
2. David Leigh answer: "I still get the leeway to go and research stories. A lot of what you read on the Guardian's website is the product of heavy research. In some ways we can do more on the website than we can in the paper...." Show more»" I still get the leeway to go and research stories. A lot of what you read on the Guardian's website is the product of heavy research. In some ways we can do more on the website than we can in the paper. See our site "The BAE Files" for example. It's opinion journalists who end up interacting all the time with other opinioators. I just try and tell people what's going on.What's to debate with me about that? "Show less«
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1. ryanscribe asked David Leigh: "David: in all honesty, do you still prefer reading the daily (paper) or flicking over a news or comment site during the day?"
2. David Leigh answer: "It depends whether I want to do 'flicking' or serious reading."
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4. 0 comment   |  Topic: Media   |   Email to friends   |   Jan 24 2008 3:51:35 AM

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1. bonzo1 asked David Leigh: "What strategies do think newspapers should adopt to ensure their survival?"
2. David Leigh answer: "Be on all platforms, Carve out distinct identities. Cut costs."
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4. 0 comment   |  Topic: Media   |   Email to friends   |   Jan 24 2008 3:50:39 AM

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1. sunnyday asked David Leigh: "Which one, and why, is your news provider of choice - tv, internet, newspaper or radio?"
2. David Leigh answer: "I use them in different ways. Newspaper in the morning, internet to check during the day, TV news headlines at night."
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4. 0 comment   |  Topic: Media   |   Email to friends   |   Jan 24 2008 3:49:19 AM

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1. sunnyday asked David Leigh: "In what areas do you think that printed news has an edge over news reported on the internet?"
2. David Leigh answer: "Printed news is deeper, more considered and researched - and portable!"
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4. 0 comment   |  Topic: Media   |   Email to friends   |   Jan 24 2008 3:48:18 AM

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1. Londontowner asked David Leigh: "What percentage of readers' comments left on Guardian's Comment is Free do you think actually get read and responded to by other readers? Since most readers are writing without a sense of audience, do..." Show more »"What percentage of readers' comments left on Guardian's Comment is Free do you think actually get read and responded to by other readers? Since most readers are writing without a sense of audience, do you think that most readers will lose interest after some time?" Show less »
2. David Leigh answer: "I simply don't know the answer to this. Occasionally there's a vigorous response. You should really ask Georgina Henry, the editor of Comment is Free, not me."
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4. 0 comment   |  Topic: Media   |   Email to friends   |   Jan 24 2008 3:47:14 AM

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