A matter of principle

Our enlightened HR Manager organises for us to go to Business Breakfasts run by Network Central. Today's guest was investigative journalist and (now) author Jana Wendt. She was wonderful and engaging - both while speaking to the group, and then personally as she autographed copies of her book - a complimentary copy for each attendee was included in the cost of the event.
She spoke briefly of her time as a television reporter and some memorable (not necessarily happily) moments - like receiving an invitation (which she refused) to be privately entertained by Libyan leader Gadafi, even when a female aide ("and this was difficult" she acknowledged) said she would lose her job if unable to convince Jana to comply. Or the sound of film being torn from a camera because PLO's Arafat did not like the content of an interview with him. But her message this morning was truly about the people who she had interviewed for "A Matter of Principle" - and how she had birthed the book in a darkened room "by the glow of the computer monitor" over a 10-month "gestation". The book is a collection of interviews including Charlotte Rampling, Shane Gould, Frank Gehry and David Malouf. As the author would no doubt invite you … please enjoy.