Bibliograph

The media and the massacre, Port Arthur 1996-2016, Sonya Voumard

Type

Label

The media and the massacre, Port Arthur 1996-2016, Sonya Voumard

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (page 213-216)

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The media and the massacre

Nature of contents

bibliography

Responsibility statement

Sonya Voumard

Sub title

Port Arthur 1996-2016

Summary

Sonya Voumard's The Media and the Massacre is a chilling portrayal of journalism, betrayal, and storytelling surrounding the 1996 Port Arthur massacre. Inspired, in part, by renowned American author Janet Malcolm's famously controversial work The Journalist and the Murderer, Voumard’s elegant new work of literary non-fiction examines the fascinating theme of 'the writer's treachery'. The author brings to bear her own journalistic experiences, ideas and practices in a riveting inquiry into her profession that is part-memoir and part ethical investigation. In the lead-up to the 20th anniversary of the Port Arthur massacre, The Media and the Massacre explores the nature of journalistic intent and many of the wider moral and social issues of the storytelling surrounding the events and their place in our cultural memory

Target audience

adult

Classification

Creator