Channel 7 news: Taking absurdity to new heights
The live cross can be an effective way to add colour and drama to TV news stories that would otherwise be static but, argues Christopher Scanlon, Channel 7 recently took it to new heights of absurdity.
Upstart is six months old today
It’s happy half-birthday to us. Send us your comments, your criticisms, and even your congratulations – we want the lot.
Media Crisis? What Media Crisis?
If you believe the reports, the media business is in crisis. Then why are enrollments in journalism courses going up? Christopher Scanlon investigates.
Media140 conference starts today
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.
Media140 conference in Sydney
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.
Christopher Scanlon’s lead story in The Punch
Our colleague, upstart co-founder, and new dad Chris Scanlon has the lead story yesterday in The Punch. “Pregnancy as a competitive sport” chronicles some of the unexpected insights his wife gleaned in the months leading up to the birth of their first child late last month.
A new editor, a new beginning… well just a beginning, really.
New editors are usually associated with changes. Changes to a publication’s look, its content or even its staff. But for the new editor of upstart (which actually happens to be me) it’s about making sense of what his role entails.
Stuff Melbourne White People Like*
As Christian Lander’s book Stuff White People Like has shown, there’s nothing more that white people like than reading about the unique foibles of millions of white people around the globe. But what about if you happen to live in Melbourne? How do you know if you’re a Melbourne white person? Christopher Scanlon has prepared the following guide to being a white person in Melbourne
Happiness Indexes: A New Tool to Micro-Manage Attitudes and Behaviours?
Have happiness indexes become a tool of soft authoritarianism asks Christopher Scanlon
The Secrets of Malcolm Gladwell’s success
Say what you will about Malcolm Gladwell, but there’s no doubting the man’s impeccable timing — and his capacity for turning the bleeding obvious into gold writes Christopher Scanlon