Heading to the Melbourne Writers Festival? Then why not write something yourself – this year’s program includes an array of international speakers and recently graduated former upstart editor, Tom Cowie, as well as several La Trobe Journalism staff.

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.

Upstart is one year-old this Saturday. Co-founders Lawrie Zion and Chris Scanlon look back on the first twelve months of an experiment that’s resulted in dozens of students and journalists publishing more than 500 items on the site.

Our ’100 articles every journalist should read about journalism’ project has reached its first checkpoint. Here’s the list of the 20 selections we’ve selected so far.

Upstart’s ’100 articles every journalist should read about journalism’ project is the subject of an article in the British online publication, Journalism.co.uk.

Is celebrity gossip going to replace “real” news? In this selection for our 100 articles project, Kelly Theobald wonders if the scenario portrayed by Chris Hanson is in danger of becoming a reality.

What are the 100 articles about journalism that every journalist should read? From this evening, upstart is embarking on a quest to build a list that all of us can share. And we hope that you can be part of this adventure.

Episode three of upcast continues our journey into the world of blogging as we speak to 3 student bloggers.

If you have a blog, upstart wants to hear from you. Get in touch with us at contact@upstart.net.au.

Had any pieces run on upstart lately? Think that assignment you scored an ‘A’ for might be up there with your best work? Then maybe you should think about entering the Media Super Student Journalist of the Year awards. But get moving, your submission has to be in by 3 May.