Newspapers are daily miracles. They start as a book of blank pages and turn into a living, breathing organism full of life, drama, colour,
revelation, information and entertainment by the end of the day. No day is the same as the one before.
Beyond the Newsroom is a collection of Geoff Kitney's work covering more than 50 years of his career in journalism with newly-written reflections. It starts with the most intimate end of the newspaper business, small, local news, to metropolitan daily news, to national political affairs, and to the great canvass of the world beyond our shores. The majority of his career was spent as a correspondent, remote from the head office, reporting on such events as the Kosovo War.
Geoff's career spanned arguably the greatest era of Australian newspaper journalism. A career path that is almost impossible to
contemplate now in the changed and rapidly transforming media world. He is one of a dying breed.
As the amount of information sources today increases, the truth is becoming harder to fi nd. As mainstream media shrinks, the role
that journalists play as witnesses to important events and informed inquisitors of powerful and important people is in serious decline. Beyond the Newsroom takes us back to key events and people in power
that have shaped the world as told through Geoff's observations and impressions.
