Archive for June, 2007
Read at Anthony’s Funeral
I’d like to thank Catherine and Anthony’s family for allowing me to say a few words. For although it is painful to stand before you today, above all else it is a great privilege.
Anthony was a dear friend to many people and I’m proud I was one of them. For me, he [...]
by Tim Jotischky, Read at Anthony’s Funeral
‘Dead at 39: the shining light of African journalism goes out’. That was the headline in the Press Gazette, journalism’s trade newspaper.
We know Anthony Mitchell was a brilliant journalist; not because he told us himself – Anthony, like all the finest journalists, was quite insecure and, despite all the [...]
by Magnus Temple, Tristan Hughes and Tess Wicksteed, Read at London Funeral
I remember a number of years ago, at a time when birthday’s were still something to celebrate I had a birthday meal with perhaps a dozen, fifteen people. Anthony said to me ‘cor blimey – I’m not sure I could muster up [...]
Read at London Funeral
I am about to do something that would have made Anthony unhappy.
You see, in December and January, when the war in Somalia was raging, we were all putting in 16 hour days and taking turns editing stories from out stringer reports.
The lead editor that day would have to process information from 10 [...]
By Tony Hickey
Since John Graham has told this story at the remembrance service for Anthony, I thought I should add some more detail, and supply a photo.
It was April 2005, the obelisk was coming back, but the Italians kept postponing its departure from Rome. Rumours were flying around, some people felt that the delays [...]
