A newspaper in a neighboring town, The Spectator at Hamilton, has a popular “text the editor” section. The concept isn’t entirely new, of course. I’ve seen it in many places elsewhere and Mount Gambier’s paper does it as well. In fact, I was interviewed by a university student during the week, who was researching how [...]
The Columbian Press
The first edition of The Border Watch was published on April 26, 1861 on a Columbian Eagle Press. The original press is on display at The Border Watch office in Mount Gambier today (pictured below). According to the National Museum of American History, the Columbian iron hand press was invented in 1813 by George Clymer [...]
Reporting suicide
Reporting suicide is a virtual taboo in the Australian media. Authorities are reluctant to divulge information or comment on suicide cases. Pressure comes to bear on journalists and editors to not report suicides at all, presumably out of a copycat fear. The hostility from health agencies toward media reporting of suicides has gone too far [...]
Papermotion
This picture shows me holding the Sunday Herald Sun in front of a webcam to see a video trailer of “Night at the Museum 2″ spring to life on the page. To share this experience you will need a Windows or Macintosh computer, a webcam, some additional software and a News Ltd newspaper. I’ve written [...]
