In the latest episode of ‘Behind the magazine’, Katharina Hackler interviews upstart’s heart and soul, editor Ashley Fritsch, about her role over the past semester, her passion for journalism and her love for her country newspaper.
In her latest instalment, Katharina Hackler talks to upstart’s Suzannah Marshall Macbeth about her passion for creative writing and politics, and her love for sailing.
Vagabond journalist Aric S. Queen has visited more than 40 countries, but it was during his five years in Shanghai that he became a writer and a wanted man, as he explains to Heather Rogers.
In the latest episode of ‘Behind the magazine’, Katharina Hackler interviews upstart’s heart and soul, editor Ashley Fritsch, about her role over the past semester, her passion for journalism and her love for her country newspaper.
In her latest instalment, Katharina Hackler talks to upstart’s Suzannah Marshall Macbeth about her passion for creative writing and politics, and her love for sailing.
Vagabond journalist Aric S. Queen has visited more than 40 countries, but it was during his five years in Shanghai that he became a writer and a wanted man, as he explains to Heather Rogers.
Michael Skoler believes that heritage media has much to learn from Web 2.0. A recent piece he wrote for Harvard’s Niemann Reports has been selected by Sarah Green for our list of the the ‘100 articles every journalist should read about journalism’.
The British media agreed to “black out” Prince Harry’s Afghanistan stint, but for the right reasons? A 2008 piece from The Guardian, selected by Kellie Mayo for our ‘100 articles’ list, examines the issues behind the arrangement.
Could Google help revive the economic fortunes of journalism? The Atlantic’s James Fallows argues there’s grounds for optimism, and Lawrie Zion has added his recent cover story on the subject to our ‘100 articles’ list.
Journalists used to write journalism. But now there are others involved in the news gathering process, as Charlie Beckett explains in this 2008 piece that has been selected by Shashini Gamage for inclusion in our ‘100 articles’ project.
When he founded the world’s first journalism school in 1908, Walter Williams had a few things to say about his mission. Sarah Green has selected this creed for inclusion in our list of ‘100 articles’ every 21st century jouralist should read about journalism.
A trilogy of articles about Twitter by Australian journalist and academic Julie Posetti led Evan Harding to overcome his inhibitions and start tweeting. And he’s also nominated Posetti’s pieces for inclusion in our ‘100 articles’ project.
Based in Washington DC, Freedom House is an independent non-governmental organisation that supports the expansion of freedom in the world. Jane Hosking has nominated their recent Freedom of the Press survey for inclusion in our ‘100 articles’ project.
A 2009 BBC documentary exploring the pros and cons of citizen journalism has been selected by Jane Hosking for our ‘100 articles’ project.
With football premierships and an award-winning film to his credit, the ABC’s Paul Kennedy chats with Evan Harding for our Working Journalist project about a diverse career and new projects on the horizon .
The digital revolution isn’t always being used to improve freedom or democracy. In this selection for our ‘100 articles’ project, Shashini Gamage discusses an article posted early in 2010 in MediaShift that revealed some alarming trends.
Being a journalist is part of a blended career brew for Alex Wake, who has worked as everything from a country newspaper reporter to a ministerial press secretary. She is currently lecturing in journalism at RMIT while completing her PhD. James Briggs spoke to her for our Working Journalist project.
Journalists are there to report, not get involved, right? Or maybe it’s not so simple. In this selection chosen by Evan Harding for our ‘100 articles’ project, ABC journalist Craig McMurtrie and his cameraman discuss whether it’s possible to help as well bear witness when reporting disaster.
After stints in two regional newspapers, Kimberley Nichols decided that daily journalism wasn’t for her. But the skills she learned have turned out to be useful in her current role in beyondblue, as she explains to Sarah Green in this Working Journalist profile.
A 1988 Time Magazine article about the ethics of “stealth journalism” raises issues that are more relevant than ever for today, says Jane Hosking in this selection in our ‘100 articles every journalist should read about journalism’ project.
Sri Lankan television journalist and producer Amal Alvis is the first person to be profiled this year as part of our Working Journalist project. Shashini Gamage caught up with him in Melbourne.
Our ‘100 articles every journalist should read about journalism’ project has reached its first checkpoint. Here’s the list of the 20 selections we’ve selected so far.
Foreign correspondent jobs have always been highly sought after. But what is the future of reporting for one’s home country from a disant desitnation? As part of our ‘100 articles’ project, James Briggs considers a sobering 2007 Washington Post piece by Pamela Constable.
Has science journalism become an endangered media species? As part of our Has science journalism become an endangered media species? As part of our ‘100 articles every journalist should read about journalism’ project, Maike Winters selects a recent editorial on this very theme in Nature magazine.
Upstart’s ‘100 articles every journalist should read about journalism’ project is the subject of an article in the British online publication, Journalism.co.uk.
Master of Global Communications student Isabel Robinson will spend next semester undertaking field research in Papua New Guinea after receiving an Endeavour Research Fellowship.
