Colin James (journalist)

Colin James
Occupation	Journalist
Ethnicity	New Zealand European
Notable credit(s)	Political columnist of the year in 2003
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Colin James is a New Zealand political journalist and commentator. He is a life member of the New Zealand Parliament's press gallery.

James writes a monthly column in Management Magazine, previously wrote a weekly column in The New Zealand Herald, and often speaks on television and radio. He has formerly been editor of the National Business Review and has also written for the Far Eastern Economic Review.

James believes that as a political commentator he should not vote and has not done so since 1975,^[1] and his political views are not publicly known.

Bibliography

• Building the Constitution (2000 - editor)
• The Quiet Revolution published by Allen & Unwin New Zealand Limited in association with Port Nicholson Press, Wellington (1986).
• New Territory (1992)
• Covering Elections - A Guide for Journalists

References

1. ^ Colin James, 13 September 2005, "Brash's tax cuts may lose Clark the unlosable election" in The New Zealand Herald. Reproduced as "Can Helen Clark lose the unlosable election?". "I haven't voted since 1975. That, in my view, goes with the job."

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