Abstract
The Department of Journalism, Film and Television in partnership with the UJ Library invites you to a discussion with Jani Allan, the author of
Jani Confidential – A Memoir
About the book:
Those who remember the Just Jani column in the Sunday Times will be intrigued and delighted. Those who missed out on those heady times will be captivated by this universal story of betrayal, back-stabbing and life in the very fast lane. It is acerbic, witty, wry, bittersweet and exquisitely penned. She describes how she became a columnist, and reveals much of life behind the scenes at the Sunday Times. Jani shares details of the crucial interview with Eugène Terre’blanche, details that will shake the preconceptions and ruffle more than a few feathers. Jani’s reputation is reduced to tatters when she takes on UK’s Channel4 in a law suit that reverberated around the world and kept the public baying for blood. But in all this we are able to see the real Jani Allan behind the fabulous brittle creature that the tabloids tore to shreds and devoured and then spat out.
Facilitator: Dr Ylva Rodny-Gumede, University of Johannesburg
Date: 16 April 2015
Time: 16:30 for 17:00
Venue: Auditorium (6th Floor), APK Library, University of Johannesburg (corner Kingsway and University Road, Auckland Park)
RSVP: By Friday, 14 April 2015 to Theodorah Modise on licevents@uj.ac.za / 011 559 2264