James Cameron (journalist)
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James Cameron (1911-1985) was a prominent British journalist, in whose memory the annual James Cameron Memorial Lecture is given.
Cameron was born in Battersea, London of Scottish parentage. He began his career as an office dogsbody with the Weekly News in 1935. Having worked for Scottish newspapers and for the Daily Express in Fleet Street, he was rejected for military service in World War II. After the war, his experience reporting on the Bikini Atoll nuclear experiments turned him into a committed pacifist and a founding member of the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament. He continued to work for the Express until 1950, briefly joined Picture Post, and then spent eight years with the News Chronicle. In his last years, he wrote a regular column for The Guardian.
With the advent of television, Cameron became well-known as a broadcaster, presenting several BBC series including Cameron Country. He wrote a successful radio play, The Pump (1973), and several books, including:
- Men of Our Time (1963)
- Witness in Vietnam (1966)
- Point of Departure (1967) ISBN 0853621756
- An Indian Summer (1987) ISBN 0140095691
James Cameron Awards for Journalism
There is an annual James Cameron Award Ceremony held in London.
Previous Winners
2004
- James Cameron Memorial Award for Outstanding Journalism, John Ware
- Special Posthumous Award, Paul Foot
2002
- James Cameron Memorial Award for reporting from Africa, Chris McGreal
External links
- BBC Time Shift Documentary, James Cameron: A Pain In The Neck (http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcfour/documentaries/timeshift/james-cameron.shtml)
- Short Biography with excerpts from his writing (http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/JcameronJ.htm)