Abstract
I was 13 when President Kennedy was killed and only dimly aware of its significance. But like that day in 1963, I can recall every detail of how these stunning events of modern times unfolded. Three of them happened while I was in the office? Paddington, Concorde and 9/11. I learned about the others through a phone call from work ? Omagh as I walked in the park on a Saturday afternoon, Diana's car crash while I was fast asleep at about 0030 on a Sunday morning, and the Indian Ocean tsunami early on Boxing Day while enjoying an otherwise untroubled Christmas break... The head of Sky News describes the journalistic challenge and pitfalls of the tsunami tragedy.
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