Entries are open for the 2010 Media Super Student Journalist of the Year awards. Eligible work includes assignments and work completed and/or published between 1 July 2009 and 3 May 2010.

The history of upstart, all eight months of it, has been the subject of an article by Lawrie Zion that was published this week in an a newsletter run by the US-based Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication.

With the rapid convergence of traditional journalism and newer online technologies, many people argue that bloggers should be bound by a Code of Ethics. Matt de Neef provides ten tips for ethical blogging.

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.

It’s the week before university starts and that can only mean one thing: O-Week. Upstart is keen to hear about your stories. Dreams, disasters and debauchery, we want to know about it all.

Everybody can use some style pointers, and that goes for us too. At upstart, we’ve decided to endorse the ABC Radio National style guide as our bible for material we publish on this site, and we’ve also just posted a ‘Notes for contributors’ page.

La Trobe University’s Matthew Smith interviews upstart co-founder Lawrie Zion about the changing face of journalism education.

Upstart is embarking on a quest to discover more about what’s becoming of last year’s journalism graduates. Could this be you?

When it comes to baking the perfect brownie, there is always a secret ingredient guaranteed to make them better. However, as Meghan Lodwick writes, it’s not the one you’re thinking of.

The Australian dollar is still climbing. Whilst economists are talking about trade deficits and advantageous foreign investment, Ryan Jon discusses the impact our strengthening currency may have on student life.