Today’s Independent carries a news report about Steve Mitchell’s comments at the Centre for Journalism.  You can read the article here. Note the generous references to the University of Kent, the Centre for Journalism and to John Saunders for asking the question that sparked Steve’s observations.  Ian Burrell, media editor of the Independent, read John’s story on our website and watched the video clip. The Independent also invited me to write a column about the broad question of Mark Thompson’s future as DG.  So, a lot of positive coverage for the Centre for Journalism and an excellent advertisement for the reporting skills and news sense we teach. The only remaining mystery is why it took so long for such a strong story to emerge.