Jill Singer

Jill Singer, otherwise known as The Fainting Goat, is a well-known Australian journalist, columnist and television presenter. She began her journalism career as an ABC radio trainee in 1984. She worked her way up to become a senior reporter for "The 7.30 Report" on the ABC and later presented the Victorian edition of "Today Tonight" on the Seven Network. Currently she writes a weekly column for the Melbourne "Herald-Sun".

In 1992, Singer won the Walkley Award for "Best Investigative Television Journalist."

In 1996, Jill collapsed on-air as she attempted to introduce a story on the then Victorian Premier Jeff Kennett's business dealings. The collapse, a severe migraine attack, prompted a public furore, and the story went to air the following night, unchanged. However, journalists and producers who worked on the story did not have their contracts renewed. The story behind this was uncovered by an ABC "Four Corners" feature and the Seven Network was accused of bowing to pressure from the State Government to pull the story.

External links

* [http://www.heraldsun.news.com.au/sectionindex1/0,5442,dhs_singer%5ETEXT%5Eheraldsun,00.html Jill Singer's current column] for the "Herald-Sun", a News Corporation paper

References

*Transcript of [http://www.abc.net.au/news/features/four_corners/ ABC News Four Corners Feature : Kennett's Culture] Aired September 1997
* [http://www.abc.net.au/arts/artshow/bio.htm Brief ABC Art Show biography]
* [http://www.crikey.com.au/articles/2004/05/21-0007.html Crikey on Today Tonight]