<p>For every story that goes to air, there are dozens that never make the cut - perhaps because they cannot be fully checked, the source is unreliable, or because they are replaced by something more urgent. Yet these untold stories are often the most intiguing of all.Award-winning tV journalist Chris Masters draws on his assignments in Australia and overseas to tell some of the stories he couldn't bring to FOUR CORNERS. Some are chilling, such as an account of his friendship with a gangster; others, including a description of foreign correspondents in Bosnia, are lighter, and all are engaging. Not only does Masters make a wry, perceptive look at some of the murkier corners of Australian society, but he examines - often critically - the practice of investigative reporting itself.</p>

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Chris Masters

ABC: Australian Broadcasting C

Blue Star, Kangaroo's Umbrella, Chris Masters, Illustrated by Chris Masters, 1984, Modern Curriculum Press

Kangaroo's Umberella

Children's Books

Modern Curiculum Press

<p>How do we rank a man who raises millions for people in need but whose actions waste millions in support of unworthy mates and poor public policy? How do we define someone who on his own finds jobs for the out of work but who routinely trashes the careers of others? These are some of the many paradoxes of Alan Jones. Why is he adored? Why is he reviled? Why does this talk radio host have the power to dine with presidents, lecture prime ministers and premiers, and influence government ministers? And how is it that he could not only survive a scandal such as the 'cash for comment' affair, but go on to greater reward? Chris Masters seeks the answers to these questions and in doing so reveals a complex individual and the potent relationships he has with both Struggle Street and the big end of town. Compelling and probing, Jonestown takes us to the hazardous intersection of populism and politics. It reaches deep into a powerful industry and exposes the myth and the magic of a very powerful man.</p>

Jonestown: The Power and the Myth of Alan Jones

Allen& Unwin

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Books by Chris Masters

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Kangaroo's Umberella

Jonestown: The Power and the Myth of Alan Jones