Amalfi
My blogs
| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Industry | Communications or Media |
| Occupation | Journalist |
| Location | Perth, Western Australia, Australia |
| Introduction | I arrived in Fremantle from Sicily, Italy, in 1967, aged 11 months. In 1987, I completed a Bachelor's degree in journalism and joined The West Australian after stints at the Geraldton Guardian, Daily News and Western Mail newspapers. In 2005, I joined the rush to publish news online and joined the growing number of freelancers reporting online. I teach journalism full-time at Curtin University. My interest - and the subject of a 2008 honours degree at Murdoch University - covers the challenges and ethical dilemmas journalists face when researching and reporting on shipwrecks and their human cultural remains. This blogsite is devoted to one of those shipwreck stories - the loss of HMAS Sydney's 645 crew on November 19, 1941. Searchers have now discovered both the Sydney and Kormoran wrecks in 2.5km of water off Shark Bay. Sydney's discovery will help solve one of Australia's most enduring maritime mysteries and, more importantly, bring closure to relatives and friends who have waited nearly 67 years for news of their loved ones. Congratulations to the WA searchers. |
| Interests | Everything |
| Favorite movies | Star Wars, 2001, Sin City, 300, Enter the Dragon, Kiss of the Dragon |
| Favorite music | Pink Floyd, U2, Radiohead, Marillion |
| Favorite books | Love in the Time of Cholera, Dante's Divine Comedy, Memoirs of a Melancholy Whore |