Man died at desk
I’ve promised to write a book one day about my country newspaper experiences. As I head towards the end of my time at the Kalgoorlie Miner some anecdotes are coming back to me.
This one isn’t strictly related to the Miner, but I should be able to adapt it for the book somehow. Read more
Twitter spam
Jessica Dolcourt writes about Twitter spam on Webware.
I go through periods when I tweet regularly and then I do nothing for a week.
For such an inactive and boring tweeter I was surprised to find that 15 followers had jumped on my bandwagon in the past few weeks. Read more
Free the press in China
The World Association of Newspapers is asking newspapers worldwide to show their support for press freedom in China by publishing editorials, advertisements, political cartoons and other materials on 3 May, World Press Freedom Day.
More than 30 journalists and 50 cyber-dissidents are in Chinese prisons, making China the world’s biggest jailer of journalists.
I’d like to see bloggers join the campaign. Link to the World Press Freedom Day website.
Car park warning
I start each work day with a smile thanks to lawyers who have an office at the back of our building.
Their private car park has a sign warning “offenders will be prosecuted” if they dare to park an “unauthorised” vehicle.
These guys normally defend people, but mess with their car park and they’ll turn Queen’s evidence in a blink.
Bog snorkelling
We ran a photo in the Kalgoorlie Miner of international bog snorkeller Julia Galvin (pictured in a bog), who was visiting town, astride the statue of Paddy Hannan complete with snorkel and mud.
I had never heard of bog snorkelling until yesterday, but apparently it’s quite big in Wales.
The “sport” involves competitors completing two consecutive lengths of a 60-yard water filled trench cut through a peat bog, in the shortest time possible.
Competitors must wear snorkels and flippers, and complete the course without using conventional swimming strokes, relying on flipper power alone. Wet suits are not compulsory, but are usually worn.
Julia Galvin, from Ireland, told us she also participates in wife carrying, which brought her to Australia for recent championships.
I thought our headline “Muck of the Irish” was rather clever, but the Townsville Bulletin beat us to it.
Julia made a great comment to us: “A lot of people tell me I’m crazy. I tell them I’m not crazy, I’m just surrounded by terribly dull people.”
Indeed!
Video journalism
This is my first effort at video journalism. I took some footage of the football fiasco in Kalgoorlie when one club forfeited because of concerns with the condition of the oval.
We posted it to the Kalgoorlie Miner web site after I uploaded it to YouTube. The video was made using a digital camera.
Israeli art scam
The Kalgoorlie Miner this morning exposed a scam in which foreigners are selling “original” artworks door to door.
Young people, believed to be Israeli or Iraqi (odd mix), claim to be art students earning a living.
I’ve personally had two different sellers knock on my door in the past six months. Read more
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