Are you a final-year journalism student in 2010? If so, you can join the journalists’ union for free while completing your degree.

Despite the record heat, upstart has survived the festive break and made it back for the start of a new year. It’s the dawn of 2010, a year we hope holds plenty of exciting developments in store for emerging journalists.

It’s happy half-birthday to us. Send us your comments, your criticisms, and even your congratulations – we want the lot.

If you believe the reports, the media business is in crisis. Then why are enrollments in journalism courses going up? Christopher Scanlon investigates.

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.

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.

On Wednesday 14th October, Lawrie Zion co-hosted the Conversation Hour with Jon Faine on 774 ABC Melbourne. Their guests included Don Watson, whose latest book is called ‘Bendable Learnings, The Wisdom of Modern Management’. They also discussed journalism education and upstart.

ABC Managing Director tackles this question in his 2009 A.N.Smith Lecture in Journalism on Wednesday, 14th of October.

In keeping with our “open class” policy for guest lectures in La Trobe’s journalism, media, and cinema studies subjects, all students and staff are invited to attend two lectures being held today focusing on journalism ethics.

People will pay more for quality, right? Not always. Take journalism for example.