Pakistan coverage

So Nawaz Sharif's return to Pakistan – second time round – was well covered, thanks to the magic of the mobile phone.

It was mildly electrifying (you know what I mean!) when CNN cut in just before the top of the hour to talk to him on the phone, not long before he left Saudi Arabia (or Saudi and Arabia as the Radio Live newsreader called it the day before). They asked some really good questions too – so working in a CNN affiliate at the time I was able to get straight in there and cut out a tape… cut… clip… actuality… Whatever.

BBC WS and I think World both had him on arrival – and he hadn't been shoved back onto the 'plane by anyone, so that seemed maybe more relevant. But you can't beat CNN to sell a story!

And then t turned out France24 got him too!