cc: Nathan Gillett <n.gillett@uea.ac.uk>, Dith Sto ne <stoned@atm.ox.ac.uk>, Peter Stott <stott.peter@googlemail.com>
date: Tue Oct 28 16:03:46 2008
from: Phil Jones <p.jones@uea.ac.uk>
subject: Re: Press coverage of polar detection paper
to: Gabi Hegerl <gabi.hegerl@ed.ac.uk>

   Gabi,
       This was probably my fault! I suggested you and Peter as Alexey here
    is quite new and hasn't been to the media course here yet - yes we do
    have a course for talking to the media. I am off tomorrow to Spain,
    and was looking forward to a nice long and late Spanish conference meal. I didn't
    want to chase around Barcelona trying to find a studio - see below.
      Not heard of this guy Rickin.  Google is a waste of time. First it thinks
    I meant Rockin and then Ph.Rickin - so useless.
       It does sound as though it isn't worth doing - especially if they have
    to ask Bob Watson or Martin Parry to find a skeptic. The press
    office here said it was a US climate skeptic - as though like Texas,
    they are bigger and better than UK skeptics.
      Glad I'll be in Spain
    Hasta Luego Amigos
    Phil
   Simon,
       Thursday night is the conference dinner for the meeting I'm going to.
    Also getting around Barcelona and finding studios might be quite
    difficult.
       I think it would be far better to get Peter Stott from the Hadley Centre
    to do this. Peter is "Peter Stott" <stott.peter@googlemail.com> or better
    still Peter Stott <peter.stott@metoffice.gov.uk>
      Another option is another UK based author Gabi Hegerl ( "Gabi Hegerl"
   <gabi.hegerl@ed.ac.uk>).
    Cheers
    Phil
   At 15:14 28/10/2008, you wrote:
   Hi Phil and Alexey
   Just heard from BBC News 24 again and they want the interview on
   Thursday night to be a head-to-head with a US climate sceptic. Because
   English isn't Alexey's first language they are worried that this might
   cause problems. Not really sure why! They are wondering if they can fix
   something up with Phil instead from a studio in Barcelona. (Might be
   better because a live head-to-head with an American sceptic might be a
   bit daunting for Alexey on his first story!) They're looking into
   studios over there at the moment.
   What are you movements on Thursday night Phil? Will this be possible. If
   not, they might fix something up with the Met Office instead.
   Cheers,
   SimonAt 15:45 28/10/2008, Gabi Hegerl wrote:

     Hi guys, the BBC just called and tried to talk me into a debate with some sceptic (any
     sceptic
     the guy that called seems VERY clueless was thinking of calling Bob Watson or Martin
     Parry to
     get in a sceptic - I should NOT have enlightened him in retrospect,.....) about if this
     paper now
     proofs for good that humans are changing climate. this seems like a really strange tack.
     any recomms? heard between lines that you turned him down Peter! maybe should just
     do the same thing. stupid idea. dont want to debate a professional debater on air.
     do you know this guy, Rickin?
     Gabi
     Phil Jones wrote:

     Nathan et al,

     Although still embargoed till 6pm UK time on Thursday, Alexey and I
     have started doing interviews about the paper. Alexey should be talking
     to someone fairly soon. I talked to Nature earlier today, and we've both
     just talked to BBC R4 (for 6pm on Thursday) and I spoke to Sky News.
     I'm off to a meeting tomorrow, so Alexey will do any more that come in
     from now on. The UEA press office has been surprised by the take up
     of the story - probably people are just fed up of financial news.
     Cheers
     Phil
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