Letter from Prague There IS such a thing as a free lunch!
A couple of years ago, during one of our Christmas specials, Peter Smith and I did a short sketch on what it's like to be a reporter for Radio Prague. In the programme, we answered made-up questions, one of which was "with so many listeners from all over the world and different kinds of interests, how do you decide what press conference is important enough to be covered in the programme?" Our answer was simple: the one that is guaranteed to have the best refreshments. We were just joking, of course, but little did we know that there actually is a group of some twenty-five or so 'journalists' who actually go to press conferences just for the breakfast, lunch, dinner, and all the other promotional freebies that are given out. And, the people concerned have even been given a name. They're called "Holub's fleet"...or should they now be called Dita's fleet?
Miroslav Holub
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