What to say about a film that is so close to the heart of Australia? Balibo is one of those films that leaves you sitting in the cinema for a while after it is over. This is not so much because it is stunning cinema but because of its emotional power. For those who don't … Continue reading Balibo – the film
Journalists
Florence James and journalism, 1940
Florence James, with Dymphna Cusack, wrote one of Australia's most successful novels set in World War 2, Come In Spinner. She was also a literary agent and journalist - and wrote regularly for The ABC Weekly which I referred to in a post a few days ago. In the 23 March 1940 issue was her article … Continue reading Florence James and journalism, 1940
Advice to would-be women journalists, 1930s style
While I was researching something completely different today, I came across a wonderful - you'll see why soon - article titled "Not much fun in being a woman journalist - or is there?" in the second issue of The ABC Weekly published on 9 December 1939 by the Australian Broadcasting Commission. The article was written by … Continue reading Advice to would-be women journalists, 1930s style
State of the investigative journo film
I really want to see the new Australian film, Last Ride, and the film of J.M. Coetzee's Disgrace, but as State of Play is coming to the end of its run and we hadn't yet seen it, that's what we went to see today. Apparently, the film is an adaptation of a well-reviewed 6-hour British … Continue reading State of the investigative journo film
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