There's Someone in Reception

<p><strong>A merry romp through the often bizarre world of local journalism.</strong></p><p><strong>Rare to find a book packed with so many funny stories.</strong></p><p><strong>Really good fun but also a touching tribute to local journalism.</strong></p><p><strong>This book perfectly taps into why local newspapers matter... and what we stand to lose if they disappear.</strong></p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>There's a man in reception with a massive slug. Can you come down and interview him?</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>Welcome to the life of a local journalist and the curious tradition of the walk-in - when a member of the public turns up with a tale to tell. The newsworthiness of these stories is... well... mixed to say the least. But every journalist remembers their weirdest and most wonderful walk-ins.</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>From stories that made international headlines and exposed major crime networks to readers who walked in with a hand grenade and a bag of dead bats There's Someone In Reception explores the good the bad and the downright bizarre of working in local news.</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>Based on interviews with generations of journalists - with stories from the 1950s to the 2020s - it covers the glory days the disastrous decline of local papers and the signs of hope now emerging in many places.</span></p><p><br></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>Alex Morrison spent a decade in journalism as a reporter then editor for several local newspapers before covering national news for the BBC.</strong></p>