David Dale (born 1948) is an

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, television commentator, lecturer, international correspondent, political reporter and radio broadcaster

Career

Dale graduated from Sydney University with an honours degree in psychology before pursuing journalism. He writes on travel, food and popular culture for ''

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'', does media commentary for the ABC and teaches Media at the

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, Sydney. Dale created the satire column "Stay in Touch" for ''

'' in 1981 and edited it for four years before being appointed the paper's New York correspondent in 1986. He wrote The Tribal Mind media column for 20 years. He won a Walkley Award in 1984 for a feature called The Italian Waiters Conspiracy. He has also served as a political reporter for ''

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'', a sub-editor for ''General Practitioner'' (London), features editor of "The Sydney Morning Herald", editor of '' The Bulletin'' and broadcaster for ABC radio and 2GB Sydney.

Bibliography

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External links

David Dale's bio
(agent's website)
The Tribal Mind
Dale's blog about Australian pop culture 1948 births Australian freelance journalists Australian travel writers Living people The Sydney Morning Herald people {{australia-writer-stub