id ▁newspaper ▁where ▁he ▁works . ▁When ▁he ▁mentions ▁this ▁to ▁his ▁colle agues , ▁their ▁par ano ia ▁and ▁hung er ▁for ▁a ▁story ▁take ▁over . ▁The ▁Be ast ''' s ▁journal ists ▁come ▁to ▁believe ▁they ▁are ▁the ▁target ▁of ▁an ▁im min ent ▁terror ist ▁attack ▁and ▁events ▁quickly ▁es cal ate ▁out ▁of ▁control . ▁ ▁The ▁novel ▁de als ▁with ▁them es ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁ra pa cious ness ▁of ▁the ▁tab lo ids , ▁the ▁decl ine ▁of ▁print ▁journal ism ▁and ▁Islam oph ob ia ▁in ▁the ▁British ▁media . ▁Several ▁critics ▁have ▁pointed ▁out ▁that ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁sat ire , ▁the ▁novel ▁contains ▁a ▁great ▁deal ▁of ▁affection ▁for ▁the ▁world ▁it ▁describes . ▁For ▁example , ▁the ▁Scottish ▁journalist ▁Hugh ▁Mac don ald , ▁review ing ▁the ▁novel ▁in ▁The ▁National ' ', ▁wrote , ▁" This ▁may ▁not ▁be ▁a ▁love ▁letter ▁to ▁the ▁a iling ▁print ▁media ▁but ▁it ▁will ▁serve ▁as ▁an ▁eleg y ." ▁ ▁Bibli ography ▁ ▁Books ▁ ▁Trans l ations ▁ ▁T ED x ▁lect ures ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : 1 9 8 5 ▁birth s ▁Category : Al umn i ▁of ▁Som er ville ▁College , ▁Oxford ▁Category : G erman ▁writers ▁Category : Sc ott ish ▁writers <0x0A> </s> ▁Philip ▁Re py ng don ▁( c . ▁ 1 3 4 5   – ▁ 1 4 2 4 ) ▁was ▁a ▁bishop ▁and ▁cardinal . ▁