<p><strong>"A merry romp through the often bizarre world of local journalism."</strong></p><p><strong>"Rare to find a book packed with so many funny stories."</strong></p><p><strong>"Really good fun, but also a touching tribute to local journalism."</strong></p><p><strong>"This book perfectly taps into why local newspapers matter... and what we stand to lose if they disappear."</strong></p><p><br></p><p><span style="color: rgba(15, 17, 17, 1); background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 1)">"There's a man in reception with a massive slug. Can you come down and interview him?"</span></p><p><span style="color: rgba(15, 17, 17, 1); background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 1)">Welcome to the life of a local journalist, and the curious tradition of the "walk-in" - when a member of the public turns up with a tale to tell. The newsworthiness of these stories is... well... mixed, to say the least. But every journalist remembers their weirdest and most wonderful walk-ins.</span></p><p><span style="color: rgba(15, 17, 17, 1); background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 1)">From stories that made international headlines and exposed major crime networks, to readers who walked in with a hand grenade and a bag of dead bats, There's Someone In Reception explores the good, the bad and the downright bizarre of working in local news.</span></p><p><span style="color: rgba(15, 17, 17, 1); background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 1)">Based on interviews with generations of journalists - with stories from the 1950s to the 2020s - it covers the glory days, the disastrous decline of local papers and the signs of hope now emerging in many places.</span></p><p><br></p><p><strong style="color: rgba(15, 17, 17, 1); background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 1)">Alex Morrison spent a decade in journalism, as a reporter then editor for several local newspapers, before covering national news for the BBC.</strong></p>