The ‘Tom wants a job’ campaign is over. Tom has been offered a job as a junior reporter at Crikey.
La Trobe student wins Endeavour Research Fellowship
Master of Global Communications student Isabel Robinson will spend next semester undertaking field research in Papua New Guinea after receiving an Endeavour Research Fellowship.
Freedom of information survey for journalists
What do journalists expect from our Freedom of Information laws? La Trobe PhD candidate Perrin Brown is researching the experiences of journalists with Australia’s FoI laws and views about the Rudd government’s proposed changes. And he’s keen to hear from journalists who are willing to complete a 10-minute online survey.
100 articles that every journalist should read
What should journalists read about journalism? In a collaboration with students from La Trobe University’s Master of Global Communications program, upstart presents the 100 articles that every journalist should read.
#ozelection — a nation tweeting to itself
upstart is tweeting the next federal election, and you’re invited to help!
Sports journalism symposium today
Our sport journalism symposium was held on Thursday 8 April. More soon on upstart about the day.
Upstart in the USA
The history of upstart, all eight months of it, has been the subject of an article by Lawrie Zion that was published this week in an a newsletter run by the US-based Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication.
Journalists and Freedom of Information
La Trobe PhD student Perrin Brown is researching the effects of Freedom of Information laws on how journalists do their jobs, and he’s keen to hear from jounalists from all over Australia who are willing to be part of a survey he’s conducting.
How hip-hop is Melbourne?
Hip-hop might have first emerged on the other side of the planet, but what’s unique about the way it’s evolved in Melbourne? Our Incubator team spoke about this and more with La Trobe University student Emma Yager, who has been studying the subculture for her Honours thesis.
The Inland Sea – a Norwegian odyssey in the Aussie outback
Norwegian journalist and La Trobe post-graduate Steinar Ellingsen recently embarked on a dusty tour of duty across Australia. And it was all in the name of research for his intriguing thesis project that explores alternative communities.