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talent and a couple of other things, you know, one is that there have been enormous changes in story form. most of these big organisations continue to write things that look basically like newspaper articles, and that's not mostly the way people want to consume information. and if you look across the industry, at places like axios, at business insider, buzzfeed and all sorts of different places, there's a lot of innovation there. i think we are eager to push that forward. obviously, i have... today is actually my first day leaving the times, we haven't absolutely nailed that down yet, but that's a huge direction and a huge opening — and then finally i do think, this is something where, certainly not — less of an issue for the bbc than almost anybody else, but the big stories in the world are fundamentally global in their dna these days, coronavirus, the rise of the far right. they're stories that get covered in a lot of places by the national press, like they're really kind of a city hall problem, or what did the president do wrong? and often a lot — that's a great story. you can also really misunderstand those stories if you don't see the commonalities between what's
than they are. right, and i guess i would say, for one thing, that i've been around this business and done new things in it long enough that the idea that there's one killer app is silly, and we're not pivoting to video, we're not doing one simple thing, but i think the combination of great talent and a couple of other things, you know, one is that there have been enormous changes in story form. most of these big organisations continue to write things that look basically like newspaper articles, and that's not mostly the way people want to consume information. and if you look across the industry, at places like axios, at business insider, buzzfeed and all sorts of different places, there's a lot of innovation there. i think we are eager to push that forward. obviously, i have... today is actually my first day leaving the times, we haven't absolutely nailed that down yet, but that's a huge direction and a huge opening — and then finally i do think, this is something where, certainly not — less of an issue for the bbc than almost anybody else, but the big stories in the world are fundamentally global in their dna these days, coronavirus, the rise of the far right. they're stories that get covered in a lot of places by the national press, like they're really kind of a city hall problem, or what did the president do wrong?
the things that you just said, the risk of polarisation via social media, the risk of targeting people who already agree with what you're saying, the need to further engage with audiences who aren't consuming your news, i would imagine the top executives at all the biggest news organisations in the world would say, "yes, those are challenges for us." what i want to understand is what are you going to offer that is different to what is being offered by all of the big news organisations of the moment which would mean you managing to address that more successfully than they are. right, and i guess i would say, for one thing, that i've been around this business and done new things in it long enough that the idea that there's one killer app is silly, and we're not pivoting to video, we're not doing one simple thing, but i think the combination of great talent and a couple of other things, you know, one is that there have been enormous changes in story form. most of these big organisations continue to write things that look basically like newspaper articles, and that's not mostly the way people want to consume information. and if you look across the industry, at places like axios, at business insider, buzzfeed and all sorts of different places, there's a lot of innovation there. i think we are eager to push that forward. obviously, i have...
consuming your news, i would imagine the top executives at all the biggest news organisations in the world would say, "yes, those are challenges for us." what i want to understand is what are you going to offer that is different to what is being offered by all of the big news organisations of the moment which would mean you managing to address that more successfully than they are. right, and i guess i would say, for one thing, that i've been around this business and done new things in it long enough that the idea that there's one killer app is silly, and we're not pivoting to video, we're not doing one simple thing, but i think the combination of great talent and a couple of other things, you know, one is that there have been enormous changes in story form. most of these big organisations continue to write things that look basically like newspaper articles, and that's not mostly the way people want to consume information. and if you look across the industry, at places like axios, at business insider, buzzfeed and all sorts of different places, there's a lot of innovation there. i think we are eager
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and, bill, i have to tell you -- i have you on the radio program. and you know, because i've had you on and we've talked about your book before. and, you know, sometimes, i read books. sometimes, i don't read books. and i'm always very squirrelly with you on books that i haven't read. i'll be like, "oh, mm, it was -- oh." i've read this. it is great. i'm halfway through. it is great. it is worth every penny, up to $5 or whatever you're charging for it. it is -- no, seriously, it is really good. it is -- we were talking -- the audience and i were talking before the show, and i said, "very few history books are written this way, in a story form, so you actually feel like you know what the story is." >> you're there. >> you care. >> we try to put you there. >> it's not about dates and places. i find it fascinating how much i didn't know about john wilkes booth. let's start with him. he was a leonardo dicaprio of our day. >> yeah, he was a flamboyant guy that was well-known on the east coast in particular, 'cause
the people that read the books, because the books aren't about politics -- and when you and i talk, we have never once talked politics. >> no. there's no ideology in the books. >> so when people read the books, all of a sudden, they're hooked. if they read one, they start reading all of them. >> what did you think, as a veteran writer, when "lincoln" hits number 1 and is on the list for 79 weeks? what went through your mind? >> well, i was shocked, because, you know, i thought it was kind of a one-off, like, we were just gonna do this one book, and i was thrilled to do it. and then i had actually signed a contract to write another book on my own. and then it hits. and 2 days after i signed the contract, you're calling me and you're saying, "we're gonna do 'killing kennedy.'" and i literally had to call the other publisher and say, "i'm not gonna write this book for a long time." and then that's what began the whole progression. >> all right. martin dugard, everybody. >> all right, bill. >> next up, glenn beck has some questions about lincoln's final days. i'll visit with him. >> "very few history books are written this way, in a story form, so you actually feel like you know what the story is." >> you're there. >> you care, yeah.
i have you on the radio program. and you know, because i've had you on and we've talked about your book before. and, you know, sometimes, i read books. sometimes, i don't read books. and i'm always very squirrelly with you on books that i haven't read. i'll be like, "oh, mm, it was -- oh." i've read this. it is great. i'm halfway through. it is great. it is worth every penny, up to $5 or whatever you're charging for it. it is -- no, seriously, it is really good. it is -- we were talking -- the audience and i were talking before the show, and i said, "very few history books are written this way, in a story form, so you actually feel like you know what the story is." >> you're there. >> you care. >> we try to put you there. >> it's not about dates and places. i find it fascinating how much i didn't know about john wilkes booth. let's start with him. he was a leonardo dicaprio of our day. >> yeah, he was a flamboyant guy that was well-known on the east coast in particular, 'cause he starred in a lot