Three Weeks in a Television Newsroom: A True Story (An Instinct for the Kill - Excerpts Book 1)

“The pieces stand in the great tradition of writing that is to be read for its own sake, as with the classic essayists.” - from the foreword by Dr. Edward de Bono to An Instinct for the Kill

Three Weeks in a Television Newsroom, from An Instinct for the Kill

At the age of twenty-six, Antonella Gambotto-Burke decided to junk the precarious life of a freelance writer to work in television. The news director of a major network took her on. By the end of the first week, she knew of every staff member's sexual inclinations. By the end of the second week, she needed benzos to get through the night. By the end of the third week, she had polarized the newsroom and unwittingly set the theme for the network's Christmas party. This is her story.

Praise for An Instinct for the Kill ...

Antonella Gambotto-Burke ... is one of the most exciting writers and interviewers it has ever been my luck to read.
- The Weekend Australian

The role of journalist as self-styled vivisector of public personalities is clearly a role that Antonella Gambotto-Burke was born to play, and she does it with considerable verve, skill and flair.
- The Sunday Age

AGB’s assets are good research, a life rich in horror and complexity, and, at her best, the flair for taking a corner that distinguishes a Chopin nocturne.
- Australian Country Style

The title is a reference to award-winning journalist Antonella Gambotto-Burke’s acute observation, penetrating intelligence and rapier wit. These profiles and essays are compelling entertainment, her subjects are exposed by her skill and their own personal style, body language, public histories and - most tellingly - words ... and she is very, very funny. A brilliant gallery of contemporary portraits that verge on caricature, pinned down by a gifted writer whose best work is tinged with satire.
- Panorama

Gambotto-Burke’s pen is much more deadly than any sword ... fearless.
- Juice