ABC liaise with Twitter regarding the changes.
Restricted travel takes it toll on Qantas.
“We have got the balance wrong”
ABC liaise with Twitter regarding the changes.
Restricted travel takes it toll on Qantas.
“We have got the balance wrong”
‘Will I “make it” in the industry?’ That’s the question on the mind of every budding filmmaker. For Scott Baskett, the dream is one step closer with his documentary. La Trobe’s Matt Horne caught up him recently to find out more about the project.
Everybody can use some style pointers, and that goes for us too. At upstart, we’ve decided to endorse the Reuters Style Guide as our bible for material we publish on this site, and we’ve also just posted a ‘Notes for contributors’ page.
La Trobe’s Lawrie Zion is one of the panelists in a discussion this afternoon entitled “Do Journos do it better? Journalists in SocMedia Communities”, which is part of the Media140 conference being held in Sydney and streamed live on the web.
What is the future of journalism in the social media age? That’s the central question being posed at the Media140 Sydney conference that kicks off today. La Trobe University is a sponsor of the event, which will be held at the ABC’s Ultimo headquarters.
On Wednesday 14th October, Lawrie Zion co-hosted the Conversation Hour with Jon Faine on 774 ABC Melbourne. Their guests included Don Watson, whose latest book is called ‘Bendable Learnings, The Wisdom of Modern Management’. They also discussed journalism education and upstart.
ABC Managing Director Mark Scott says big media empires are out of step with young media consumers.
ABC Managing Director tackles this question in his 2009 A.N.Smith Lecture in Journalism on Wednesday, 14th of October.
From natural disasters to car crashes, news reporters deal with traumatic stories every day. But at what point does it all become a little too much for the journalist to cope with, and what can be done to minimise the effects of trauma? Erdem Koc reflects on his own experiences.
Hungry Beast is a new topical TV program that starts on ABC1 at the end of September – and the producers want your contribution!
SBS has announced details of two journalist cadet positions for 2010, including a position for an Indigenous Journalism Cadet. Please note that applications for both positions close on 2 October.
The ABC’s News Division is offering a number of positions in its Cadet Journalist training program. The successful applicants will be offered a one-year training contract and will be trained as journalists for radio, television and online news.
The ABC’s Phil Kafcaloudes will discuss journalism and trauma on Monday 24 August with La Trobe University journalism students.
Just like upstart’s latest follower on Twitter, I’ve realised that I erred in judgment this week, by concluding that the newest social media phenomenon had the ultimate power to deliver a mass audience to to our fledgling publishing endeavour. Apparently, that’s only partially true.
Former Australian Prime Minister John Howard has outlined what he sees as the good, the bad and the ugly sides of the relationship between the political world and the media.
