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Jeffrey Francis
Jeffrey Francis has been a journalist for more than five decades. During that time, he has been a columnist for 22 years. This, in itself, is a record in the media history.
He ha...view moreJeffrey Francis has been a journalist for more than five decades. During that time, he has been a columnist for 22 years. This, in itself, is a record in the media history.
He has covered many events connected to the Malayan Emergency (a 12-year jungle war against the Communist terrorists) and written features dealing with this eventful period of the Malaysian history.
In 1962, he covered Lord Lansdowne’s inter-government committee to North Borneo and Sarawak to work out the future constitutional arrangements to form the Federation of Malaysia.
In 1967, he was invited by Mr. George E. Christian, Press Secretary to the U.S. President, for a month’s tour of the United States. The visit, sponsored by The White House, was to meet people and exchange ideas that would lead to “increased understanding of the many ways in which our mutual hopes and values are reflected in American institutions and American life”. In the same year, he was News Editor and later Acting Editor of a national English newspapers group in Malaysia, The New Straits Times Press.
In 1970, he migrated to Australia and worked in The West Australian newspaper as a senior journalist for 21 years. He retired as Chief of News Bureau, Features Manager and Head of the Racing Statistics – all three sections at the same time.
Jeffrey Francis now lives in Perth, Western Australia.view less
Books by Jeffrey Francis
No Time for Tears: An Inspiring True Story of Hardship, Grit and Triumph