Journalists should report what’s going on, not try to change the world. That’s the view of veteran Radio Australia journalist Bruce Hill, who spoke to Isabel Robinson for our Working Journalist project about his career that’s taken him all over the Pacific.
The gift of the (early morning) gab
He’s hardly a household name, but radio journalist Alan Baskin has been waking up with listeners for the last few decades. Kara Irving spoke to him about fame, 4AM starts, and the future.
Journo in Jandles
Hot off the press from finishing her Diploma of Journalism in Brisbane, Kiwi Clare Chapman crossed back to NZ to begin writing for the Taupo Times. From death knocks to drinking, she tells Grace Naug about her first year in the newsroom.
Lee Mylne – Working Journalist profile
It’s often thought of as one of the most glamorous and well paid gigs in journalism, but what does it really take to be a travel writer? As part of out Working Journalist project, Jade Hampton spoke to freelancer, Lee Mylne.
Wayne Quilliam – Working Journalist profile
With a diverse portfolio ranging from landscape images for Baz Luhrmann’s Australia to a commemorative photo spread of last year’s national apology for the Koori Mail, Wayne Quilliam is one of the country’s most accomplished photo-journalists. Claire Delahunty reports.
Dinesh Malhotra
Dinesh Malhotra’s journalism journey began at Panjab University, India, where his articles for the student-run ‘Wall Magazine’ were pasted, you guessed it, on the wall for comment. These days he can be found in Footscray editing The Bharat Times, Melbourne’s Indian monthly newspaper. He talks racism, political spin and commercial compromise with Isabel Robinson.
Erdem Koç
He had a regular radio gig before he graduated from high school. And since embarking on a double degree in Law and Media, Erdem Koç has consolidated his radio talents at SBS while completing internships at both The Age and Channel 10. And that’s not all folks: he’s also the current editor of upstart. Former classmate Stephanie De Campo caught up with Erdem just before his official launch into the stratosphere.
Cathy Anderson
Cathy Anderson admits that she had always wanted to be a journalist, except for a brief period when she was six-years-old and she wanted to be a jockey.These days you won’t find her doing track work, but she’s already built up an eclectic track record, as Stephanie De Campo discovered.
Nick Richardson
Nick Richardson knows journalism. He has worked as a journalist, taught people how to become journalists, and for the last 20 years he’s been hiring them too. Talking to Phil Newnes, this Bass Strait voyager reveals how his life as a journalist evolved, and what attributes he believes journalists need to make the grade.
Rob Burgess
Rob Burgess has worked as a journalism practitioner on three continents and as a journalism lecturer at La Trobe University His former student Claire Delahunty spoke to Rob near the Business Spectator office.