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James Cameron (journalist)

January 07, 2023

Mark James Walter Cameron CBE (17 June 1911 – 26 January 1985) was a British journalist, in whose memory the annual James Cameron Memorial Lecture is given.

Early life

Cameron was born in Battersea, London, of Scottish parentage. His father, William Ernest Cameron, was a barrister who wrote novels under the pseudonym Mark Allerton and his mother was Margaret Douglas (née Robertson) Cameron.

Career

Cameron began as an office dogsbody with the Weekly News in 1935. Having worked for several 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 of reporting on the Bikini Atoll nuclear experiments and the first British nuclear test in South Australia[1][2] turned him into a pacifist and, later, a founding member of the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament. He continued to work for the Express until 1950, after which he briefly joined Picture Post, where he and photographer Bert Hardy covered the Korean War, winning the Missouri Pictures of the Year International Award for "Inchon". Tom Hopkinson, the editor of Picture Post, lost his job as publisher when he defended the magazine's coverage of atrocities committed by South Korean troops at a concentration camp in Pusan. Cameron wrote, "I had seen Belsen, but this was worse. This terrible mob of men – convicted of nothing, un-tried, South Koreans in South Korea, suspected of being 'unreliable'."[3] The founder of the Hulton press, Edward G. Hulton, decided to "kill" the story.

In 1952 Cameron wrote an obituary essay for The Illustrated London News, "The King Is Dead", about the death of King George VI. Cameron then spent eight years with the News Chronicle until the paper ceased publication, in 1960. In 1953 he visited Albert Schweitzer in Lambaréné, in French Equatorial Africa (now Gabon) and found flaws in the practices and attitudes of Schweitzer and his staff.[4] This was the subject of The Walrus and the Terrier, a BBC Radio 4 Afternoon Play by Christopher Ralling, broadcast on 7 April 2008.[5]

In 1965, Cameron wangled his way into North Vietnam for interviews and photos (with photographer Romano Cagnoni) of Ho Chi Minh and its other leaders. His book Here Is Your Enemy was published in the United States, and his five-part series on North Vietnam was published in December 1965 in The New York Times, where it was edited by journalist Anthony Lewis.

Cameron also did illustration work, especially in his early career. Working in Scotland for D. C. Thomson, he prepared drawings for sensationalist items in Thomson's publications. He rebelled when asked to draw a picture of a murdered young girl, embellishing it with excess blood and grisly detail. Called to Thomson's office, he was rebuked merely for exposing her underwear.

Cameron became a broadcaster for the BBC after the war, writing and presenting such television series as Cameron Country, and numerous single documentaries. An unusual example was Edgar Wallace: The Man Who Made His Name, a television biography of the thriller writer and journalist. He was a frequent contributor to Up Sunday, a magazine show that featured him and other commentators talking to the camera about topics of interest to them. Cameron also wrote a radio play, The Pump (1973), based on his experience of open heart surgery, which won a Prix Italia award in 1973.[6] In his last years, he wrote a column for The Guardian. Cameron wrote two volumes of autobiography: Point of Departure, a chronicle of his life, and An Indian Summer, about his relationship with India, his marriage to his third wife, Moni, originally of Indian nationality, and his serious car accident and near death in Calcutta.

Personal life

Cameron's first wife, Elma, died in childbirth near the start of World War II. Before she died she gave birth to their daughter, also Elma (Eleanor Margaret). He later married Elizabeth Marris (who already had a son, Desmond Roderic O’Conor, by a previous marriage to Denis O'Conor Don). He also had a son, Fergus, with Elizabeth. In 1971 he married Moneesha ("Moni") Sarkar.[7] James Cameron died of a stroke in his sleep on 26 January 1985. He was 73.

Among his literary relatives are the Gighan poet the Rev Kenneth Macleod – of "The Road to the Isles" fame – and the writer the Rev Dr John Urquhart Cameron of St Andrews.

Works by Cameron

Books

  • Touch of the Sun (1950)
  • Mandarin Red (1955)
  • 1914: A Portrait of the Year (1959)
  • The African Revolution (1961)
  • 1916: Year of Decision (1962)
  • Men of Our Time (1963)
  • Here is Your Enemy (1965)
  • Witness [in Vietnam] (1966)
  • Point of Departure (1967) ISBN 0-85362-175-6
  • What a Way to Run the Tribe (selected journalism) (1968)
  • An Indian Summer: A Personal Experience of India (1974) ISBN 0-14-009569-1
  • The Making of Israel (1976) ISBN 0-80085-084-X
  • Wish You Were Here: The English at Play. London: Gordon Fraser, 1976. ISBN 0-900406-70-4. Introduction and commentary by Cameron, photographs by Patrick Ward).
  • Yesterday's Witness (1979)
  • The Best of Cameron (1981)

Broadcasts

Cameron's television work includes:

  • "The Romance of India Railways". The World About Us. BBC. 4 May 1975. Retrieved 26 February 2021.

James Cameron Memorial Trust Award

There is an annual James Cameron Award Ceremony in London.

Previous winners include:[8]

From 2017 onwards, City, University of London continued to host the James Cameron Memorial Lecture, but the prize was replaced with the Eric Robbins Prize.[12] The James Cameron Memorial Lecture was given by:

References

  1. ^ Keane, David, Nuclear bomb tests at Emu Field remain obscured by Maralinga and the mists of time ABC News 24 August 2022. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
  2. ^ Cameron, James (16 October 1953). "When the Desert Skies Caught Fire". The Age. No. 30, 721. Victoria, Australia. p. 2. Retrieved 24 August 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. ^ Jon Halliday and Bruce Cumings. "Selections from Korea: The Unknown War". msu web. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
  4. ^ James Cameron Point of Departure, 1966 [1978], Law Book Co of Australasia, p154-74. The bulk of this passage is online here.
  5. ^ The Walrus and the Terrier – programme outline
  6. ^ Prix Italia, Winners 1949 – 2010, RAI 22 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ "James Cameron, a journalist and commentator in Britain", The New York Times, 28 January 1985. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
  8. ^ "James Cameron Memorial Lecture and Award – Award winners". City, University of London. Retrieved 22 August 2014.
  9. ^ The Guardian, 23 June 2007, Abdul Ahad wins Cameron award
  10. ^ "Guardian's Luke Harding wins prestigious James Cameron prize". The Guardian. Retrieved 30 November 2014.
  11. ^ Grover, Ed (20 October 2016). "Foreign reporting in the age of globalisation". City, University of London. City, University of London. Retrieved 29 September 2018.
  12. ^ a b . City, University of London. City, University of London. Archived from the original on 29 September 2018. Retrieved 29 September 2018.
  13. ^ "FT editor Lionel Barber delivers James Cameron Memorial Lecture at City". City, University of London. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
  14. ^ "Isabel Hilton OBE lifts lid on China's targeting of global media as she delivers James Cameron Memorial Lecture at City". City, University of London. Retrieved 19 December 2019.

External links

 
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  • In the Beginning was the Word, BBC TV, 1984 – first episode in Once Upon a Time series about Cameron
  • Point of Departure, Cameron Country episode (clip), BBC TV, 14 September 1968
  • , BBC Time Shift Documentary
  • James Cameron (short biography with excerpts from his writing), spartacus-educational.com
  • by David J. Marcou. Great History Blog, 2009 (archived 2013)
  • Another Famous James Cameron by David J. Marcou, 2009, La Crosse History Unbound
  • James Cameron's World (1911–1985): A Great Journalist Lives His Calling Via the Curiosity and Talents of a Cat by David Joseph Marcou as cited in La Crosse Public Library Catalog

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Mark James Walter Cameron CBE 17 June 1911 26 January 1985 was a British journalist in whose memory the annual James Cameron Memorial Lecture is given Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Personal life 4 Works by Cameron 4 1 Books 4 2 Broadcasts 5 James Cameron Memorial Trust Award 6 References 7 External linksEarly life EditCameron was born in Battersea London of Scottish parentage His father William Ernest Cameron was a barrister who wrote novels under the pseudonym Mark Allerton and his mother was Margaret Douglas nee Robertson Cameron Career EditCameron began as an office dogsbody with the Weekly News in 1935 Having worked for several 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 of reporting on the Bikini Atoll nuclear experiments and the first British nuclear test in South Australia 1 2 turned him into a pacifist and later a founding member of the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament He continued to work for the Express until 1950 after which he briefly joined Picture Post where he and photographer Bert Hardy covered the Korean War winning the Missouri Pictures of the Year International Award for Inchon Tom Hopkinson the editor of Picture Post lost his job as publisher when he defended the magazine s coverage of atrocities committed by South Korean troops at a concentration camp in Pusan Cameron wrote I had seen Belsen but this was worse This terrible mob of men convicted of nothing un tried South Koreans in South Korea suspected of being unreliable 3 The founder of the Hulton press Edward G Hulton decided to kill the story In 1952 Cameron wrote an obituary essay for The Illustrated London News The King Is Dead about the death of King George VI Cameron then spent eight years with the News Chronicle until the paper ceased publication in 1960 In 1953 he visited Albert Schweitzer in Lambarene in French Equatorial Africa now Gabon and found flaws in the practices and attitudes of Schweitzer and his staff 4 This was the subject of The Walrus and the Terrier a BBC Radio 4 Afternoon Play by Christopher Ralling broadcast on 7 April 2008 5 In 1965 Cameron wangled his way into North Vietnam for interviews and photos with photographer Romano Cagnoni of Ho Chi Minh and its other leaders His book Here Is Your Enemy was published in the United States and his five part series on North Vietnam was published in December 1965 in The New York Times where it was edited by journalist Anthony Lewis Cameron also did illustration work especially in his early career Working in Scotland for D C Thomson he prepared drawings for sensationalist items in Thomson s publications He rebelled when asked to draw a picture of a murdered young girl embellishing it with excess blood and grisly detail Called to Thomson s office he was rebuked merely for exposing her underwear Cameron became a broadcaster for the BBC after the war writing and presenting such television series as Cameron Country and numerous single documentaries An unusual example was Edgar Wallace The Man Who Made His Name a television biography of the thriller writer and journalist He was a frequent contributor to Up Sunday a magazine show that featured him and other commentators talking to the camera about topics of interest to them Cameron also wrote a radio play The Pump 1973 based on his experience of open heart surgery which won a Prix Italia award in 1973 6 In his last years he wrote a column for The Guardian Cameron wrote two volumes of autobiography Point of Departure a chronicle of his life and An Indian Summer about his relationship with India his marriage to his third wife Moni originally of Indian nationality and his serious car accident and near death in Calcutta Personal life EditCameron s first wife Elma died in childbirth near the start of World War II Before she died she gave birth to their daughter also Elma Eleanor Margaret He later married Elizabeth Marris who already had a son Desmond Roderic O Conor by a previous marriage to Denis O Conor Don He also had a son Fergus with Elizabeth In 1971 he married Moneesha Moni Sarkar 7 James Cameron died of a stroke in his sleep on 26 January 1985 He was 73 Among his literary relatives are the Gighan poet the Rev Kenneth Macleod of The Road to the Isles fame and the writer the Rev Dr John Urquhart Cameron of St Andrews Works by Cameron EditBooks Edit Touch of the Sun 1950 Mandarin Red 1955 1914 A Portrait of the Year 1959 The African Revolution 1961 1916 Year of Decision 1962 Men of Our Time 1963 Here is Your Enemy 1965 Witness in Vietnam 1966 Point of Departure 1967 ISBN 0 85362 175 6 What a Way to Run the Tribe selected journalism 1968 An Indian Summer A Personal Experience of India 1974 ISBN 0 14 009569 1 The Making of Israel 1976 ISBN 0 80085 084 X Wish You Were Here The English at Play London Gordon Fraser 1976 ISBN 0 900406 70 4 Introduction and commentary by Cameron photographs by Patrick Ward Yesterday s Witness 1979 The Best of Cameron 1981 Broadcasts Edit Cameron s television work includes The Romance of India Railways The World About Us BBC 4 May 1975 Retrieved 26 February 2021 James Cameron Memorial Trust Award EditThere is an annual James Cameron Award Ceremony in London Previous winners include 8 1987 David Hirst 1988 Michael Buerk 1989 Neal Ascherson 1990 John Simpson 1991 Robert Fisk amp Charles Wheeler 1992 Bridget Kendall 1993 Martin Woollacott 1994 Ed Vulliamy 1995 George Alagiah 1996 Maggie O Kane 1997 Fergal Keane 1998 Jonathan Steele 1999 Ann Leslie 2000 Jon Swain 2001 For consistently impartial reporting from Israel Suzanne Goldenberg 2002 For reporting from Africa Chris McGreal 2003 Norma Percy 2004 For Outstanding Journalism John Ware 2004 Special Posthumous Award Paul Foot 2005 Lindsey Hilsum 2006 Patrick Cockburn 2007 Ghaith Abdul Ahad 9 2008 Peter Taylor 2009 For reporting on Barack Obama s election Gary Younge 2010 Michela Wrong amp Lasantha Wickrematunge 2011 Alex Crawford 2012 Martin Wolf 2013 Lyse Doucet 2014 Luke Harding 10 2015 Jeremy Bowen 2016 Ian Pannell received the James Cameron Memorial Award The Special Award went to David Walsh of The Sunday Times The lecture was given by Gideon Rachman of The Financial Times 11 From 2017 onwards City University of London continued to host the James Cameron Memorial Lecture but the prize was replaced with the Eric Robbins Prize 12 The James Cameron Memorial Lecture was given by 2017 Lyse Doucet 12 2018 Lionel Barber 13 2019 Isabel Hilton 14 References Edit Keane David Nuclear bomb tests at Emu Field remain obscured by Maralinga and the mists of time ABC News 24 August 2022 Retrieved 24 August 2022 Cameron James 16 October 1953 When the Desert Skies Caught Fire The Age No 30 721 Victoria Australia p 2 Retrieved 24 August 2022 via National Library of Australia Jon Halliday and Bruce Cumings Selections from Korea The Unknown War msu web Retrieved 16 October 2014 James Cameron Point of Departure 1966 1978 Law Book Co of Australasia p154 74 The bulk of this passage is online here The Walrus and the Terrier programme outline Prix Italia Winners 1949 2010 RAI Archived 22 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine James Cameron a journalist and commentator in Britain The New York Times 28 January 1985 Retrieved 17 December 2020 James Cameron Memorial Lecture and Award Award winners City University of London Retrieved 22 August 2014 The Guardian 23 June 2007 Abdul Ahad wins Cameron award Guardian s Luke Harding wins prestigious James Cameron prize The Guardian Retrieved 30 November 2014 Grover Ed 20 October 2016 Foreign reporting in the age of globalisation City University of London City University of London Retrieved 29 September 2018 a b James Cameron Memorial Lecture City University of London City University of London Archived from the original on 29 September 2018 Retrieved 29 September 2018 FT editor Lionel Barber delivers James Cameron Memorial Lecture at City City University of London Retrieved 19 December 2019 Isabel Hilton OBE lifts lid on China s targeting of global media as she delivers James Cameron Memorial Lecture at City City University of London Retrieved 19 December 2019 External links Edit Wikiquote has quotations related to James Cameron journalist James Cameron Memorial Lecture and Award at City University London James Cameron at IMDb James Cameron at BFI In the Beginning was the Word BBC TV 1984 first episode in Once Upon a Time series about Cameron Point of Departure Cameron Country episode clip BBC TV 14 September 1968 James Cameron A Pain In The Neck BBC Time Shift Documentary James Cameron short biography with excerpts from his writing spartacus educational com Meeting Two British Journalists Who Made History by David J Marcou Great History Blog 2009 archived 2013 Another Famous James Cameron by David J Marcou 2009 La Crosse History Unbound James Cameron s World 1911 1985 A Great Journalist Lives His Calling Via the Curiosity and Talents of a Cat 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