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My Life as Media Hack

Av Lisbeth - 12 juni 2012 13:37

1977: the author and collie breeder Kris Sandberg (Beldams) "discovered" and encouraged Yours Truly to contribute in newspapers, Hundport´s former chief BjarneWilmarsgård made this possible ...
How fun! I did Breed Specials and Exhibition write-ups at Stockholm, was made to go to Crufts ...
Role models were Bang and Jolo, I wanted to be a dog sport Mr Ehrenmark! The style that was grown was chatty and (as I recall) right bushy ... Then there was the newspaper HUNDEN and lots of space! It was lasciviously popular, a solace for a fragile ego!
Time went by ...
There were many newspapers; Vi Hundägare, Finnish Koiramme, Dog World Annual, I run a column in that widely spread weekly Magazine Allas Veckotidning for 30 years - too much about everything! And eventually div newspapers ... could neversay no! Thought that I could work, a member of the Press. Indeed.
Bjarne wanted me to interview the kennel club's management, that the central board, CS - which no one had hitherto done. I defended myself: I want to write about dogs, not men ...
I know nothing about SKK-politics!
But what you do not know you can learn and I rose quickly to became SKK Kremlinologist. In this way, I have had my supply of more than 30 years and I´m Bjarne forever grateful.
During the 80's I discovered seriously England and Ireland - it was a series of articles in various dog magazines, including The Bus Magazine. Here one learned the proper humility ...

In Dublin´s Fair City photo Tony O'Shea 1984
It is not obvious that the photographer takes pictures of the reporter's texts, it may in fact be just the opposite! I had the privilege of working with a global name, Tony O'Shea, known for his amazing photo and not the least sarcastic comments ...
During the same time, it was some work for the ewspaper Brukshunden. At the Stockholm exhibition in the early 1990s, photographer Gunnar Lindgren announced that he would continue to be the editor ... If he said he would run away abroad and become circus knife-thrower in a circus he would not have been greater sensation!
I did know and appreciate Gunnar as a skilled photographer, but editorship requires so much more ...However, had G had it in him; on his diligent and patient manner Gunnar Lindgren has acquired even that bit of newsskills, journalistic responsibility, finance, negotiating with printers ... It was the beginning of a long relationship that continues.
Gunnar saw (hopefully) a diamond in the rough ... came up with creative suggestions and advices: "Write short! Cut! otherwise I do it ... Kill your Darlings! Remove! Make fotnotes ..."Journalist simple rules for the spinal cord: Writing neutral and with determination, just take what is true and relevant. The fine art of finish in time! I had to retrain myself to parliamentary reporter, learn to find in politics mazes, to know people ... Years with G as the editor learned the hack.

Stockholms 2009 photo Gunnar Lindgren 25 yrs between the pictures

Now it´s all over.

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Av Lisbeth - 4 februari 2015 10:34

Vi som jobbat för tidningen hittar överallt i och utanförorganisationen och har decenniers erfarenhet av faktainsamling ochnyhetsförmedling. Men ack nej! Detta får vi inte ägna oss åt sen de senastetio åren. Medlemmarna kan ju störas i sin rosa...

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Av Lisbeth - 26 januari 2015 08:18

I dagar när pennor höjs mot skyn och millioner manifesterar för yttrandefrihet och pressfrihet, kan man bara konstatera att detta gäller inte den sfär där undertecknad tillbringat större delen av ett yrkesverksamt liv. Journalister är inte v...

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Av Lisbeth - 4 november 2014 21:51

We are in Love and the Love i have for you never change do you know that Love? i feel same here ok.. You are my happiness you always make me feel better I love you more ...

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Av Lisbeth - 20 oktober 2014 13:38

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