 Poster: A snowHead
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... Hamish McRae, who succeeds Stephen Wood (who, we're told will continue to contribute ski pieces).
Here's Hamish McRae's opening shot, taking a European and Transatlantic look at the choices of ski destinations this winter, and how to have a successful holiday: Snow Go!
Any views on Hamish's first crack?
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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| David Goldsmith wrote: |
| Any views on Hamish's first crack? |
Yes, it's very good. Honest, sensible and balanced.
Is he a snowHead by any chance.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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In his favour :-
1. No links to commercial organisations.
2. It does not seem to be a cut and paste job.
3. He is not bragging about what an expert skier he is, or the off-piste adventures he goes on, or the great restaurants he eats in.
4. He is open-minded about Eastern Europe, which many would consider beneath them.
5. The point about cover on DIY trips, as opposed to package trips set me thinking. I always thought credit card bookings and sound insurance took care of most things.
On the other hand, he lays great importance on 'fun' . To some snowheads, who do not regard skiing as a 'holiday', that may ring alarm bells.
The man may even like an occasional lie-in of a morning.
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I note that a Hamish McRae has a piece in today's Independent on Angela Merkel.
Is this the same man ?
If yes, then he clearly has another string to his bow- especially as it is one of the on-line articles the Independent charge for.
I cannot think of other ski journalists who multi-task in this way.
It should be cost-effective for The Independent , they can send him off to Austria, France, Italy to interview politicians and while he is there he can knock out a ski piece for the weekend.
He appears to be a spectacle-wearing, middle-aged man with a look of gravitas about him.
They may want a different photo for the ski stuff.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Probably a correspondent - ie freelancer - so happy to sell in whatever the editors want.
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