Campbell Mattinson – Working Journalist profile
Wine writer Campbell Mattinson has forged a successful freelance career by following his nose – and his palete. Kelly Theobald spoke to him for our Working Journalist project.
Niall Seewang – Working Journalist profile
He may be still a relative newcomer to the journalism game but Niall Seewang, a former La Trobe student, has a new job and a promising career ahead of him, as Evan Harding discovers.
Alex Wake – Working Journalist profile
Being a journalist is part of a blended career brew for Alex Wake, who has worked as everything from a country newspaper reporter to a ministerial press secretary. She is currently lecturing in journalism at RMIT while completing her PhD. James Briggs spoke to her for our Working Journalist project.
Amal Alvis – Working Journalist profile
Sri Lankan television journalist and producer Amal Alvis is the first person to be profiled this year as part of our Working Journalist project. Shashini Gamage caught up with him in Melbourne.
100 articles — ’A new journalist’s creed’ by Stephen J. A. Ward
‘Journalism ethics, to remain relevant, must undergo a radical change – a philosophical revolution in how it sees itself and understands its values.’ So says Stephen J. A. Ward in his new journalist creed, which has been selected for our ’100 articles’ project by Sarah Green.
100 articles – ‘War or peace journalism? Asian newspaper coverage of conflicts’
This examination of how Asian newspapers cover conflicts demonstrates the importance of peace journalism, says Shashini Gamage, who has selected it as one of the 100 articles about journalism that every journalism should read.
100 articles — ‘Mahatma Gandhi and Mass Media’
In her latest selection for our ’100 articles about journalism that every journalist should read’ project, Jane Hosking recommends this account of Mahatma Gandhi’s philosophy about the media – and the contribution he made to it.
100 articles – ‘The people formerly known as the audience’
In an ever-changing media landscape, the role of the audience has shifted dramatically. Once passive consumers can now become active content producers. Jay Rosen’s piece about media audiences of today is one of the 100 articles every journalist should read, says Maike Winters.
100 articles – ‘The Preacher’
Few journalists will ever experience the horror that George Gittoes did while in Rwanda in 1995. Gittoes’ moving piece ‘The Preacher’ is one of the 100 articles that every journalist should read, says Jane Hosking.
100 articles – ‘Why is sports journalism an oxymoron?’
Sports journalism has often been lampooned as the ‘toy department’, a distinct entity from ‘real journalism’. As Evan Harding explains, E.W Mason went one step further when he labelled sports journalism as an oxymoron.
In one of the 100 articles that all journalists should read, E.W Mason labels sports journalism an oxymoron. Evan Harding explains.