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.
Working in the dark
It’s 42 degrees in Kalgoorlie today, continuing a run of hot, dry weather. I was working for the second Sunday in a row and had to sub nine pages. Fortunately, the reporter (also a sub) and the photographer had everything ready to go early this morning and it was a smooth run, except … The [...]
Nutter magnet
Newspaper offices are nutter magnets. The vast majority of people who contact newspapers are sane and rational, but there is a significant fringe group of nuts. Classic behavioral symptoms include irrational abuse, attention seeking and pure wackiness. The latter is the most amusing, although the others have their humorous moments. A few months ago I [...]
Monica Attard finds it tough
According to The Age, Media Watch presenter Monica Attard is standing down after two years, which she considers long enough in an “extremely taxing” position. The Australian says the show’s producer Tim Palmer is also moving on. Most responsible positions are personally demanding, so I find Attard’s explanation a little strange. I wonder how long [...]
Unusual workplace accident
An unusual accident occurred this week at a workplace I’m familiar with. I won’t name anyone to avoid embarrassing them. It seems a group of colleagues were sitting around waiting for a picture of the Hannans Handicap winner and decided it was a good idea to open a bottle of wine. Alas there was no corkscrew. Much improvisation comes into play when inebriated people are confronted with this scenario, however the journalists group were all sober.
