Friday, November 07, 2008
Arts correspondent Dalya Alberge exits The Times
The Times has parted company with long-serving arts correspondent Dalya Alberge for some reason. Ben Hoyle is being bumped up. The paper will to continue its policy of promoting graduate trainees - cheap and that's the way with dead tree journalism these days.
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The source of this story isn't terribly hard to guess.
This went up long before the Guardian if that's what you're referring to. Now back to your desk labours, dearie.
I don't know why you bother with this kind of stuff. Journalists are not stars. No one's ever heard of this man or woman, it could only be of interest to a few dozen people who work in arts journalism (if that), no one gives a shit about the comings and goings on a newspaper. You're bigger than this Arcati.
Well, I assume it's in the Guardian or Indy, I really have no idea.
I have often thought of Dalya Alberge ever since meeting her on Amsterdam's Reguliersgracht canal one night 20 years ago - when she asked me the way to a certain hotel... I was living in a big house nearby - and as she seemed so sympathetic - and we had an empty attic with a bed - I suggested she stay with us... which, finally - she agreed to even though she absolutely 'didn't want to impose'! That's the sort of person she is - how many people would you invite like that after a few seconds?! She was over for the weekend and we all got on so well as if we'd known each other for ages. Later we exchanged a few cards, but somehow lost touch
as you can - but I still have a photo in the album of her brandishing a tin of croissants sitting next to some pink tulips!
I didn't know she was arts correpondent for The Times, but I know she would have been excellent
and I'm sure - in these straitened times she will proceed admirably!
Funny that she's been so much in my thoughts these last few days -
perhaps our paths will cross again soon - I hope so!
Thank you - Perhaps Dalya will get in touch and tell us more about the Times.
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