Good night and good luck
As he packs up his things and departs the editor’s desk, Tom Cowie looks back on a long, hot summer as editor of upstart.
Welcome Kelly and Matt – our new upstart editors
Kelly Theobald and Matt de Neef are the new editors of upstart. That means that you should be nice to them. And yes, write for them too.
Crikey special subscription offer
Crikey is offering heavily discounted 2010 subscription deals for journalism and media students and lecturers.
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.
Luke Buckmaster – Screen Criticism lecture
La Trobe graduate Luke Buckmaster comes back to the fold to talk about his career as a film reviewer and freelance journalist.
Interested in journalism? Then follow these ten sites
Want a box seat to watch the revolution in journalism unravel? Lawrie Zion’s been trawling through the media maelstrom and has come up with ten sites to follow if you want to get a handle on what’s going on and where it might be leading. If you want to add to this list, send in your submissions too.
Increasing quality won’t save journalism
People will pay more for quality, right? Not always. Take journalism for example.
One paper towns?
Newspaper companies around the globe are facing revenue shortfalls as readers and advertising dollars migrate to the internet. How will Australia’s newspapers fare in the future? Chris McNamara peers into the crystal ball and talks to the soothsayers to get a better view of the future of news in Australia.
No longer the ‘inky way’
Our Working Journalist class was asked to write blog posts outlining what attributes journalists need to launch 21st century careers. This was Claire Delahunty’s response.