Wine writer Campbell Mattinson has forged a successful freelance career by following his nose – and his palete. Kelly Theobald spoke to him for our Working Journalist project.
Niall Seewang – Working Journalist profile
He may be still a relative newcomer to the journalism game but Niall Seewang, a former La Trobe student, has a new job and a promising career ahead of him, as Evan Harding discovers.
Paul Kennedy – Working Journalist profile
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 .
Alex Wake – Working Journalist profile
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.
Kimberley Nichols – Working Journalist profile
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.
Amal Alvis – Working Journalist profile
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.
Bruce Hill – Working Journalist profile
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.