PositiveThe Financial Times (UK)An account of what happened in the world his paper was covering, and who whispered or yelled what into the editor’s ear ... Like many diaries, these are tempting to just dip in and out of, for the name-checking can get a tad repetitive ... the travelogue is rich with anecdote but lighter on reflection. Yet, as a quintessential journalist like Barber would say, to dip in and out would risk missing the real story ... That story is above all one of the broadening and strengthening of the FT as the media business passed through its own turbulent times ... Inevitably, however, this drama will be read most closely by his editorial and commercial colleagues, for they have been its principal actors.
