Crikey! upstarters punching above their weight
Upstart editors, past and present, are spreading their words across a range of media outlets. Lawrie Zion reports, ahead of embarking on his own mid-year mission.
‘Tom wants a job’ update: It’s over – Tom offered a job at Crikey
The ‘Tom wants a job’ campaign is over. Tom has been offered a job as a junior reporter at Crikey.
The Discarded – ‘For the love of the game …’
Upstart co-editor Matt de Neef has had eight articles published in Crikey during the first two weeks of his internship there. And then there’s the one that didn’t make it …
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.