I wrote this two years ago on the tenth anniversary of the Westgate shopping mall attack and posted it on Medium – I’m now moving it to my own website and resharing it on the 12th anniversary of that horrific day.
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Ten years ago, I was having a usual Saturday morning potter when I suddenly saw on Twitter that shots had been fired in the Westgate shopping mall.
In late October 2024, I happily travelled up to Oxford to chair a panel on the US election, hosted by the Oxford Media Society. It was a wonderful day, but one of my highlights as ever was getting to see the always brilliant and warm Paddy Coulter. Also as ever, he was on fine form, full of energy, enthusiasm, excellent stories …
Inspired by attending the third – and my second – I’ve come up with five reasons why I think it’s vital that we talk a great deal more, and much more publicly, about mental wellbeing and journalism.
