Airhead: The Imperfect Art of Making News

This book is well worth buying. It's not a classic autobiography, but short chapters on interesting interviews that she's done - giving you an insight into some fascinating personalities, and also what presenting news live to air is really like. She writes so well that every page turns effortlessly into the next, and I stayed reading late into the night - several times. She's funny, highly intelligent, wise and - unusually for an autobiographical work - self-deprecating. I came away very entertained and liking her a lot.

what a great read.. different perspective on the biggest news stories of the decade.Not sure how I came to buy this book - but I highly recommend it.

I haven’t read it yet but I bought two copies for two of my male friends who both found it fascinating and very much enjoyed reading it.

I’ll be honest, I am more of a channel 4 news kinda gal and although I had seen Emily Maitlis on the news on the BBC I wasn’t really aware of just how prolific her career as an investigative journalist she was.That all changed after watching that interview – you know the one I mean – and I instantly wanted to find out more about her career.By all accounts she has led a fascinating life. The places she has been and the people she has met are amazing. However, what comes across in her memoir is just how humbled she is by her experiences and how she always strives to do better.Airhead is a must read. It is a fascinating social document about the world we live in.Airhead by Emily Maitlis is available now.

In this book she relates the experience of interviewing many public figures and, on occasion, hoe the interviews came about. In this regard it is insightful. I only gave it four stars because I had hoped it might include more information on the editorial decision making behind BBC news, that would have elevated it in my opinion.