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Inside a gritty Manila newsroom

This is a photo of the Philippines Star printing room in the port district of Manila from my friend and former ninemsn and Newshub colleague Shaun Davies. This photo was taken in 2013 when Davies was striking a deal with the Star to get its content on MSN for Microsoft. “This place was so old school. […]

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Smokes and typewriters

Media sage and consultant colleague Gavin Ellis, the former editor-in-chief of the New Zealand Herald, sent in this classic hovel picture from more than 50 years ago. Thanks Gavin. This is the New Zealand Herald reporters room in 1966-7. In the foreground is chief reporter (NZ equivalent of the Australian chief of staff) Gerry Symmans who later became […]

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Sarah Dunn and the baptism of beard

I received some great photos already, please keep them coming. Let’s celebrate shonky dives. And I don’t object to the odd news palace as well. This week’s hovel is a picture told in words, from Sarah Dunn, seen above on an overseas news internship circa 2014, after she began working at the Nelson Mail as described […]