Sports journalism symposium on 8 April
La Trobe University will host a one-day symposium on Thursday 8 April. We’ve just updated the speaker list and full symposium schedule.
Teaching emerging journalists
La Trobe University’s Matthew Smith interviews upstart co-founder Lawrie Zion about the changing face of journalism education.
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.
Finding her radio voice
Lois Lane La Trobe student by weekday, up-and-coming Super Woman radio personality on weekends. From study desk to sound board, Olivia Kaleta describes the magic of her journey into the media limelight. Shelley Tangee reports.
SBS job for upstart founding editor
A few weeks ago he was being ruthlessly exploited in his role as “upstart” editor. Now, it gives us great pleasure to confirm that Erdem Koc has just landed a job as as news journalist with SBS Radio in Melbourne.
Journalists and Freedom of Information
La Trobe PhD student Perrin Brown is researching the effects of Freedom of Information laws on how journalists do their jobs, and he’s keen to hear from jounalists from all over Australia who are willing to be part of a survey he’s conducting.
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.
Rachel Buchanan book reading
La Trobe University journalism lecturer Rachel Buchanan will read from her forthcoming book “The Parihaka Album” at the La Trobe Museum of Art at Glenn College this Thursday afternoon at 2:30.
Barista blogging
La Trobe journalism student and coffee aficionado Meghan Lodwick reveals how she overcame her scepticism about blogging and went on to launch her site “For the love of beans”.