In this Working Journalist profile, Matt Calvitto meets Dario Nelli, editor of Australia’s Italian newspaper, Il Globo.
In this working journalist profile, Dave Warneke meets Eddie Summerfield who covers news for regional FM radio stations in Mildura and Mount Gambier.
Neos Kosmos’ Sotiris Hatzimanolis talks to John Pyrros about his job as editor-in-chief of Australia’s biggest selling Greek newspaper.
In this Working Journalist profile, Matt Calvitto meets Dario Nelli, editor of Australia’s Italian newspaper, Il Globo.
In this working journalist profile, Dave Warneke meets Eddie Summerfield who covers news for regional FM radio stations in Mildura and Mount Gambier.
Neos Kosmos’ Sotiris Hatzimanolis talks to John Pyrros about his job as editor-in-chief of Australia’s biggest selling Greek newspaper.
Journalists aren’t normally lost for words. But do we sometimes lack the vocabulary to fully appreciate the diversity of our own craft? That’s an issue raised by Matthew Ricketson in this latest instalment our list of the ‘100 articles’ about journalism that every journalist should read.
What is so significant about today’s date that it is celebrated around the world? And why is it time that Australia joined the party? Perrin Brown explains.
Can the media become more proactive in preventing tragedies rather than just reporting on them? That’s a question raised by Jon Garfunkel in a piece selected by Jarrod Strauch to be the 50th in our series of the ‘100 articles’ that every journalist should read about journalism.
If you submit an anyonmous comment online, do you have the right to have your anonymity protected? That’s the question explored in this latest selection in our ‘100 articles’ that every journalist should read about journalism project.
A 2009 speech by ABC Managing Director Mark Scott about the the role of public broadcasting and the relationship between “legacy” media and audiences has been selected by Chris McNamara as one of the ‘100 articles’ that every journalist should read about journalism.
A report about the news consumption habits of Australian journalism students raises some disturbing questions about the viability of commercial media, says Jarrod Strauch, who has nominated the story as one of the ‘100 articles’ that every journalist should read about journalism.
Collingwood are firm favourites for Saturday’s Grand Final. But can they sink their boots into the Saints? Ben Waterworth ponders what Pies fans might find unfathomable.
Some articles about journalism are worth reading just because they take the piss out of the way that other pieces about journalism are written. Jarrod Strauch has inducted one such gem into our list of the ‘100 articles’ that every journalist should read about journalism.
A few months ago Tom wanted a job as a journalist. Then he landed one. Now La Trobe Uni has asked him back as a guest lecturer to tell the story behind his diary as a graduating journalism student and his experiences so far as a working journalist.
A Martin Flanagan blog post extolling the human element of journalism has been selected by Chris McNamara as one of the ‘100 articles’ about journalism that every journalist should read. Maybe with a beer in hand.
Interested in journalism and sport and thinking about what to study next year? You might want to consider La Trobe’s new three-year Sport Journalism degree which will enrol its first batch of students for the start of the 2011 academic year.
In the Web 2.0 era, defining plagiarism is becoming an increasingly tricky issue. This 2009 blog post from the PBS MediaShift site is the latest to be added to our list of the ‘100 articles’ that every journalist should read about journalism.
At noon today, the Media Entertainment and Arts Alliance’s Mike Dobbie will join La Trobe’s Writing for Media class to discuss journalism ethics on the job. All welcome.
James Murdoch’s 2009 speech at the Edinburgh International Television Festival affirmed his belief in markets, while criticising the ambitions of Britain’s state-funded broadcaster, the BBC. Chris McNamara has nominated the speech as one of the ‘100 articles’ that every journalist should read about journalism.
Four great sides, but only two can make it through to that last Saturday in September. Ben Waterworth previews this weekend’s do or die AFL preliminary finals.
Reporting traumatic events comes with the territory for many working journalists. But how best to do it? A booklet prepared by the Dart Centre’s Kevin Kawamoto is an excellent place to begin, says Chris McNamara, who has selected it to be part of our ‘100 articles’ project.
Can the Dockers mount another surprise annihiliation, this time on the Cats at the MCG? And will the Swans end the hopes of the Western Bulldogs for 2010. Ben Waterworth previews the second weekends of the AFL finals.
With the Melbourne spring racing carnival now in full swing, here’s Ben Asgari’s guide for first-time racegoers. And when you’ve read this, check out Ben’s Cup Day preview.
Financial journalist Alan Kohler and ninemsn head Andrew Hunter spoke about the funding of journalism in the online age during the New News 2010 Conference at the Melbourne Writers Festival. Evan Harding was there for upstart.
What do Geelong, Hawthorn, Collingwood and Sydney have in common? All is revealed in Ben Waterworth’s preview of the first weekend of this year’s AFL finals.
